Question
26 Dec 2016
- Portuguese (Brazil)
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Are these sentences correct?
Are these sentences correct?
If somebody had told me that I wouldn't have done that
If somebody asked me where I work I wouldn't say
If she was more beautiful I would ask her out
If someone told me something like that I would be very desappointed
If someone had told me you tought English I would have had classes with you
If somebody asked me where I work I wouldn't say
If she was more beautiful I would ask her out
If someone told me something like that I would be very desappointed
If someone had told me you tought English I would have had classes with you
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26 Dec 2016
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- English (US)
Yes, but you absolutely need a comma in these sentences.
If somebody had told me that, i wouldn't have done that.
if you do not put a comma they can group the sentence even further
if somebody had told me that i wouldn't have done that, I would be surprised because that is something I always do.
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- English (US)
Yes, but you absolutely need a comma in these sentences.
If somebody had told me that, i wouldn't have done that.
if you do not put a comma they can group the sentence even further
if somebody had told me that i wouldn't have done that, I would be surprised because that is something I always do.
- Portuguese (Brazil)
@regalroses what do u mean? Would you take out "told" and "that"?
"If somebody had --- me ---, I wouldn't have done
I guess it doesn't make sense!
you also said: In the second paragraph, I would change "work" to "worked," and add a comma after "work" and a period after "say."
"If somebody asked me where I WORKED, I wouldn't say"
Wouldn't it be past tense? I wanted to use a posibility, I mean:
"IF somebody asked me where I CURRENTLY WORK, I wouldn't say"
that's what I meant. If someone asks me that nowadays.
And in the last paragraph, I used 'had' because it already happened in the past.
Thanks for your help anyway!
"If somebody had --- me ---, I wouldn't have done
I guess it doesn't make sense!
you also said: In the second paragraph, I would change "work" to "worked," and add a comma after "work" and a period after "say."
"If somebody asked me where I WORKED, I wouldn't say"
Wouldn't it be past tense? I wanted to use a posibility, I mean:
"IF somebody asked me where I CURRENTLY WORK, I wouldn't say"
that's what I meant. If someone asks me that nowadays.
And in the last paragraph, I used 'had' because it already happened in the past.
Thanks for your help anyway!
- English (US)
so a comma separates ideas. if you don't put a comma in those sentences can bleed together as one thought.
the words you used are fine. if you use a comma you separate the idea that you intend. if you don't use a comma, someone may think you have more to say.
I will try to think of a better example.
- English (US)
Just do this for your own sake. If " then what you want to say " then add a comma and give your answer
- Portuguese (Brazil)
@dg1000 I understood about the comma! Thanks! I sent the other message to the girl who helped me as well. I appreciate your help bud!
- English (US)
@j4ckson She must have deleted it because she was wrong. if your intentions are where you CURRENTLY WORK, you are right. you would not say workED
- Portuguese (Brazil)
@dg1000 She really deleted! Anyways, I thank you guys! It's really important to have the right answer because it's another language, so it's hard for us! Take care, Merry Christmas dude!
- English (US)
@j4ckson Merry Christmas ! like I am saying, this stuff is really picky, which means your English is really good. So take that as a complement!

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