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I'm confused about this sentence 'You do this by posing "What if...?" situations.'
What kind of grammar is that? lol I don't think it's grammatically correct. The word "situations" does not fit in this sentence. Could you explain why that is?
I'm confused about this sentence 'You do this by posing "What if...?" situations.'
What kind of grammar is that? lol I don't think it's grammatically correct. The word "situations" does not fit in this sentence. Could you explain why that is?
What kind of grammar is that? lol I don't think it's grammatically correct. The word "situations" does not fit in this sentence. Could you explain why that is?
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Actually no you can not use “in” with the verb pose. In this case “pose” is not like a posing model, but it means to ask a question. So you use it the same way grammatically that you use ask. “ in” is unnecessary 😊
You pose “what if...?” Scenarios/situations.
You ask “what if...?” Questions
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This may be confusing but it is correct grammar. We say this saying a lot. It is a short way to say: “You do this by posing situations in which you ask the question “what if?” a lot.” We shorten it to: “You do this by posing “what if?” situations.”
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@FluffyPuff138 Someone left a comment on my post, but it doesn't sound right to me. I mean, shouldn't it be like 'You do this by posing IN "What if...?" situations.'??
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Actually no you can not use “in” with the verb pose. In this case “pose” is not like a posing model, but it means to ask a question. So you use it the same way grammatically that you use ask. “ in” is unnecessary 😊
You pose “what if...?” Scenarios/situations.
You ask “what if...?” Questions
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@FluffyPuff138 Then, if I paraphrase it, would it be like “You can compromise by posing “what if” scenarios”.?
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@LeeKevin yes that’s perfect actually. That sentence in the picture is a little unnecessary, so I think you made it better, and used perfect grammar! 😂
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