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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Surf

Anywhere else we can go in Santa Barbara for surfing? Or

Is there somewhere else closer to Santa Barbara for surfing?

Are both correct and useable?

Thanks.
  

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Are both correct and useable? Yes, but In the first sentence, "is there" is implied, but I would write it in full for the sake of good style. The speaker has already surfed in one area of Santa Barbara and wonders if there is any other area they could surf.

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Are both correct and useable? Yes, but

In the first sentence, "is there" is implied, but I would write it in full for the sake of good style. The speaker has already surfed in one area of Santa Barbara and wonders if there is any other area they could surf.

In the second sentence, "else" could be surperfluous because we aren't certain i