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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Which is the correct sentence?

Hi. Please help. Which is correct?

1. a) He will give whatever you ask.
b) He will give whatever you ask of him.

2. a) My phone number is XXX-XXXX. What about you?
b) My phone number is XXX-XXXX. How about you?
c) My phone number is XXX-XXXX. How about yours?
  

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Anonymous Which is correct? These: 1. a) He will give you whatever you ask.

  • Anonymous Which is correct?
  • These: 1.
  • a) He will give you whatever you ask.
  • b) He will give you whatever you ask of him.
  • c) My phone number is ***-XXXX.
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Anonymous Which is correct?
These:

1. a) He will give you whatever you ask.
b) He will give you whatever you ask of him.
2.c) My phone number is ***-XXXX. How/What about yours?
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Thank you very much for your help. For 1a and 1b, would you say the word "you" is necessary if the context is such as this? Thank you again for your anticipated help.

A: John, do you think our father will give us presents on this holiday?
B: Look, you got accepted to a college of his choice. He is so happy that I think he will give (you?) whatever you ask.
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Yes, use 'you'. 'You' can be omitted if the context speaks of a donation to a third party:

He is so happy that I think he will give whatever you ask [as a donation to the college].
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Hi. Thank you very much, again. Please help me further. Even after reading your last response, I still think the pronoun "you" isn't necessary. I also happen to think even some native English speakers would assume the recipient of the present- giving to be Person B without the pronoun "you" (in parentheses) in the sentence. Anyway, would you consider the sentence by Person B an incorrectly written
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AnonymousEven after reading your last response, I still think the pronoun "you" isn't necessary
Very well, then: I'll let another member try to convince you.
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Thank you, again. I was a little confused and I am sure I should have said the recipient of the present-giving is Person A rather than Person B. I am still a tiny bit confused as to who exactly is who in the dialogue, but I think the recipient should be Person A, not Person B. As for your responses, let me digest a little bit longer, and perhaps I can see where you are coming from - perhaps I am m
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Anonymous-
1 He is so happy that I think he will give (you?) whatever you ask.
2 You pick up a card and show (it to?) us.
1 'you' is required.
2 'it to' is required.

CJ

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