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New Hope Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Tell plus object
Do we always need to place an object after "tell" below?
Can somebody tell what this story is all about?
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New Hope Do we always need to place an object after "tell" below ? No, but the meaning changes. Can you tell what it's about?
- New Hope Do we always need to place an object after "tell" below ?
- No, but the meaning changes.
- Can you tell what it's about?
- ~ Can you figure out what it's about?
- Can you tell us what it's about?
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New HopeDo we always need to place an object after "tell"below?
No, but the meaning changes.
Can you tell what it's about? ~ Can you figure out what it's about?
Can you tell us what it's about? ~ Please name the central idea in it.
More examples:
I can't tell what it is. ~ I don't know what it is. ~ I
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