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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Take up too much space

Simple sentence check up.

I don't want to take up too much space for you and your husband. - Is this sentence ok?
  

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Hi, Simple sentence check up. I don't want to take up too much space for you and your husband. - Is this sentence ok?

  • Hi, Simple sentence check up.
  • I don't want to take up too much space for you and your husband.
  • - Is this sentence ok?
  • It's not wrong, but the meaning of 'for you and your husband' is rather unclear.
  • Can you say it another way?
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Hi,

Simple sentence check up.

I don't want to take up too much space for you and your husband. - Is this sentence ok?


It's not wrong, but the meaning of 'for you and your husband' is rather unclear. Can you say it another way?



Clive

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I don't know how to say it another way.

It'd be nice if you could give me some examples.
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Hi,



OK, but first try to tell me the situation where you would want to say this.



Clive
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I'm moving my stuff into a friend's house. And I dont' want to take up too much of her space.
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Hi,



I don't want to take up too much of you and your husband's space.



Clive
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So does that mean the sentence I created was grammatically incorrect?
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Hi,

No.

But without any context, the meaning was unclear.

Clive

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