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Soprano Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Word order
Hello,
Could you help me with this? Are both correct?
a) If I were you, I would say to my mom that I don´t like it.
b) If I were you, I would say that I don´t like it to my mom.
I would choose b). But which one is grammatically correct? I wouldn´t have used "SAY TO", but "TELL"....
Thank you ! Soprano
Could you help me with this? Are both correct?
a) If I were you, I would say to my mom that I don´t like it.
b) If I were you, I would say that I don´t like it to my mom.
I would choose b). But which one is grammatically correct? I wouldn´t have used "SAY TO", but "TELL"....
Thank you ! Soprano
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Both are ok grammatically, but b) sounds very unnatural. b), as it is, requires 'say'. a) would be better with 'tell my mom'
- Both are ok grammatically, but b) sounds very unnatural.
- b), as it is, requires 'say'.
- a) would be better with 'tell my mom'
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Both are ok grammatically, but b) sounds very unnatural.
b), as it is, requires 'say'. a) would be better with 'tell my mom'
b), as it is, requires 'say'. a) would be better with 'tell my mom'
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