grammar question - 10/19/04 12:58 PM
Is it OK to say, "I went to give her her locket back."?
Re: grammar question - 10/19/04 01:20 PM
Is it OK to say, "I went to give her her locket back."?
As long as that's what you mean.
What seems to be wrong with it? The two personal pronouns in succession? You could reword to:
"I went to give her locket back to her." but I don't think that sounds as nice as the first sentence.
As long as that's what you mean.
What seems to be wrong with it? The two personal pronouns in succession? You could reword to:"I went to give her locket back to her." but I don't think that sounds as nice as the first sentence.
Re: grammar question - 10/19/04 04:49 PM
I'm with jheem. It's perfectly correct, and sounds fine to my ear, too.
Re: grammar question - 10/19/04 05:29 PM
Thanks jheem and AnnaS! It just didn't look right on paper.
Re: grammar question - 10/19/04 08:11 PM
It just didn't look right on paper.
There's this old chestnut, that only looks right after the addition of quotation marks and other punctuation.
Mary where John had had had had had had had.
There's this old chestnut, that only looks right after the addition of quotation marks and other punctuation.
Mary where John had had had had had had had.
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 12:23 AM
How about "I went to give her back her locket."?
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 02:03 AM
no one will see it if it's on her back.
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 11:03 AM
no one will see it if it's on her back.
That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. No one will see it on here front, either, if it's beneath her clothing.
That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. No one will see it on here front, either, if it's beneath her clothing.
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 11:30 AM
Hi Jheem:
I posted a longer version of this chestnut when I was much younger, but couldn't locate it by searching.
If only Mary, who had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the teacher's approval.
Cheers
paulb
I posted a longer version of this chestnut when I was much younger, but couldn't locate it by searching.
If only Mary, who had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the teacher's approval.
Cheers
paulb
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 11:32 AM
longer version
Yup, paulb. Like all good folklore, this one exists in more than one version.
Yup, paulb. Like all good folklore, this one exists in more than one version.
Re: grammar question - 10/20/04 04:40 PM
Mary where John had had had had had had had. etc...
just thought I'd add the version I know -
Jim where Bill had had had had had had had had had was right.
(It's not the longest, but it is the one from the Match Wits With Mensa Omnibus Edition...thank heavens for that book!
)
just thought I'd add the version I know -
Jim where Bill had had had had had had had had had was right.
(It's not the longest, but it is the one from the Match Wits With Mensa Omnibus Edition...thank heavens for that book!
)
Re: grammar question - 10/29/04 01:47 AM
In reply to:no one will see it if it's on her back.
Yes, they will if they're behind her.
Bingley