Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Are these sentences correct?
Could you tell me please, if is it correct to say?
1.- When you’re playing the piano, I feel very fortunate.
2.- When I go to Germany, I’ll visit you.
3.- If sometime you visit London, I’ll show you the Tower.
4.- If she has not been able to do this simple work, how can she be applying for that job?
5.- If you have visited her, then you have been able to verify my point of view.
6.- If Gregory has made what has made, he will have to pay for it very expensively.
7.- If I was doing that way, it was to improve our work.
8.- If I made it this way and you liked it, I will try in the future to make it even better.
9.- If I made it this way and you liked it, I will still try in the future to make it better.
10.- I was wondering if you could share this with me.
11.- I was wondering if you would be able to do it.
12.- I wondered if you would be so kind as to send me q book of yours.
13.- If you had visited her, you might have been able to verify what I said.
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I do.
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I did.
16.- I would rather (would sooner) he had told her than I had done.
17.- I’m ready when you are.
18.- I’ll be ready when you are.
19.- I’ll do it when you be ready. Or is it better: I’ll do it when you are ready.
20.- We’ll go, when you are ready.
Thank you in advance,
Eladio
1.- When you’re playing the piano, I feel very fortunate.
2.- When I go to Germany, I’ll visit you.
3.- If sometime you visit London, I’ll show you the Tower.
4.- If she has not been able to do this simple work, how can she be applying for that job?
5.- If you have visited her, then you have been able to verify my point of view.
6.- If Gregory has made what has made, he will have to pay for it very expensively.
7.- If I was doing that way, it was to improve our work.
8.- If I made it this way and you liked it, I will try in the future to make it even better.
9.- If I made it this way and you liked it, I will still try in the future to make it better.
10.- I was wondering if you could share this with me.
11.- I was wondering if you would be able to do it.
12.- I wondered if you would be so kind as to send me q book of yours.
13.- If you had visited her, you might have been able to verify what I said.
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I do.
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I did.
16.- I would rather (would sooner) he had told her than I had done.
17.- I’m ready when you are.
18.- I’ll be ready when you are.
19.- I’ll do it when you be ready. Or is it better: I’ll do it when you are ready.
20.- We’ll go, when you are ready.
Thank you in advance,
Eladio
Top answer
These have problems, Eladio: #6, 7, 12, 14-16 (I would eliminate the verb ' do '), 19 (choose the second), 20.
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These have problems, Eladio:
#6, 7, 12, 14-16 (I would eliminate the verb 'do'), 19 (choose the second), 20.
#6, 7, 12, 14-16 (I would eliminate the verb 'do'), 19 (choose the second), 20.
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Thank you Mister Micawber. What about if I write:
6.- If Gregory has made this, he will have to pay for it.
7.- If I was doing that, it was to improve our work.
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I would.
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I would.
16.- I would rather (would sooner
6.- If Gregory has made this, he will have to pay for it.
7.- If I was doing that, it was to improve our work.
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I would.
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I would.
16.- I would rather (would sooner
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6 and 7 are fixed.
14-16: I'm not sure why, but the second verb does not work. I expected:
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I .
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I.
16.- I would rather (would sooner) he had told her than I.
The verb to follow could only be 'tell her': I would rather he tell her than I (tell
14-16: I'm not sure why, but the second verb does not work. I expected:
14.- I would rather (would sooner) he tell her than I .
15.- I would rather (would sooner) he told her than I.
16.- I would rather (would sooner) he had told her than I.
The verb to follow could only be 'tell her': I would rather he tell her than I (tell
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