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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why don't we start the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why didn't we start the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why are not we starting the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why were not we starting the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why didn't we start the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why are not we starting the above work
I received a call from the client representative on [date] and he asked me that why were not we starting the above work
Top answer
All four are incorrect. We don't "ask somebody that why . "; we simply "ask somebody why .
- All four are incorrect.
- We don't "ask somebody that why .
- "; we simply "ask somebody why .
- ".
- To be better able to answer your question, however, we would need to see the direct speech version of what the representative said.
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All four are incorrect.
We don't "ask somebody that why . . ."; we simply "ask somebody why . . .".
To be better able to answer your question, however, we would need to see the direct speech version of what the representative said.
And I'm not sure what you really mean by "the above work." The word "above," when used as an adjective, usually refers to something me
We don't "ask somebody that why . . ."; we simply "ask somebody why . . .".
To be better able to answer your question, however, we would need to see the direct speech version of what the representative said.
And I'm not sure what you really mean by "the above work." The word "above," when used as an adjective, usually refers to something me
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Thank you for helping me to correct my sentence.
The client representative said: "why didn't commence the joinery wok in the project". Can I write as follows.
The client representative has called and asked why didn't we commence the joinery work in the above project.
The client representative said: "why didn't commence the joinery wok in the project". Can I write as follows.
The client representative has called and asked why didn't we commence the joinery work in the above project.
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AnonymousThe client representative asked, "Why didn't you commence the joinery work on the project?"The client representative has called and asked why we didn't commence the joinery work on the project.
I don't know the full context, though. I'm just correcting the obvious grammatical mistakes.
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The client representative has called and asked why we didn't we commence start (A better word choice) the joinery work on the above ("the project" refers to an earlier mentioned project. You don't need "above") project.
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