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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Was the objective achieved?

Hi

Is this a natural sentence?

Was the objective achieved? If yes, then I have no regret about the loss of the money.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Yes. You might consider saying "If it was" rather than "If yes", but what you have is not wrong.

— GPY

  • Yes.
  • You might consider saying "If it was" rather than "If yes", but what you have is not wrong.
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Yes.

You might consider saying "If it was" rather than "If yes", but what you have is not wrong.
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Mr. TomIf yes, then I have ...
I think you mean If so, then I have ... (or as GPY advised)

CJ
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Thanks, GPY and CJ.

I notice that the use of 'if yes' sounds off to two native speakers. I would like to explain that it is a very common collocation in Indian English. It is something like this:

If (the answer is) yes, then I have ...
If (the answer is) no, then I have...

Tom
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Mr. TomI notice that the use of 'if yes' sounds off to two native speakers. I would like to explain that it is a very common collocation in Indian English.
It is fairly common in BrE too and would be widely accepted in everyday language. I would not recommend it for careful or formal English, however.
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Mr. Tom'if yes' ... a very common collocation in Indian English
Hmm. You learn something new every day. I don't recall ever having heard it here.

We say "if so" and "if not".

CJ
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CalifJimWe say "if so" and "if not".
Of course, these are also used in BrE.
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