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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

the following sentence consists of two clauses. ''Only if you approve...''

1font01b00Only if you approve the shipping charges02b00 01font01b00we02b00 02font01b01font00will ask for your credit card details02font00.02b02font02br
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01font001st clause = Only if you approve the shipping charges02font02br
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01font01font002nd clause =02font00 01font00we02font02font01font00 will ask for your credit card details02font02br
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01b00The above sentence consists of two clauses. 01font00Am I right?02font02b0-
  

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0 The order should be switched or you should switch we and will.02br
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01u00Only if you approve the shipping charges02u00 will we ask for your credit card details.02br
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00We will ask for your credit card details 01u00only if you approve the shipping charges02u00.0-
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01cite10Wwwdotcom12cite10The order should be switched or you should switch we and will.12br
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11u10Only if you approve the shipping charges12u10 will we ask for your credit card details.12br
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10We will ask for your credit card details 11u10only if you approve th
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0 Please clarify. Why should the order of what be changed? I made a couple switches. Please point out the ones you want clarification on.0-
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01b10The above sentence consists of two clauses. 11font10Am I right?12font12b12blockquote
10Yes, you are right.02br
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00 On an unrelated issue, your sentence begins with 01i00only02i00. That means the 01i00we will02i00
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11b10CalifJim wrote12b10:12br
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10On an unrelated issue, your sentence begins with 11i10only12i10. That means the 11i10we will12i10 in the second clause should be 11i10will we12i10.12br
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00Why should the 11i10we will12i10 be changed to11i10 will we12i10 in the second clause, if sentence is starting with 11i10only12i10? Is there some special reason?12blockquote
10Yes. The reason is that it is a rule of English grammar.02br
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0Hi CalifJim,02br
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00The way you explain things is very helpful to people like me. Thank you.02br
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01font01b00Only if you approve the shipping charges02b00 01b01font00will we ask f
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0 Yes, your analysis of main clause and subordinate clause is correct.02br
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