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Debpriya De Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of the word 'careful'
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Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful about what you wish for.
2.
Be careful what you say.
Be careful about what you say.
Which of these sentences are correct and why ?
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful about what you wish for.
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Be careful what you say.
Be careful about what you say.
Which of these sentences are correct and why ?
Top answer
All are fine. The preposition is optional here.
- All are fine.
- The preposition is optional here.
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In the sentence "Be careful what you wish for." "what you wish for" is a noun clause .
So , how can we construct the sentence without a preposition ?
So , how can we construct the sentence without a preposition ?
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The preposition is optional here, just as in 'I'll see you next week'.
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