How can I recast this:
I have no idea what the gift certificat was for?
how to recast this sentence
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Re: how to recast this sentence
Your given example is not a question it is a statement/declaration so, it should end with a period. (computer lingo - full stop)Toefarm wrote:How can I recast this:
I have no idea what the gift certificat was for?
Question: Do you have any idea what is a gift certificate?
Reply: I have no idea what is a gift certificate.
Question: Do you know what is a gift certificate?
Reply: I don't know what is a gift certificate.
Question: Do you know when can I use a gift certificate?
Reply: I don't know when can you use a gift certificate. (This leads to a different meaning but the idea is still there.)
and so on...
I hope this will help.
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This idea may be true to you. Since the given sentence is vague you have to be opened to the possibility that it could give another meaning to others.Buddhaheart wrote: The question concerns with the purpose of the gift certificate (given to him).
I think this assumption is unacceptable because it was not specified on the the given sentence. (unless you have witnessed it!)Buddhaheart wrote: (given to him]
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Re: how to recast this sentence
that's wrong. I'll recast them.krisi wrote:Your given example is not a question it is a statement/declaration so, it should end with a period. (computer lingo - full stop)Toefarm wrote:How can I recast this:
I have no idea what the gift certificat was for?
Question: Do you have any idea what is a gift certificate?
Reply: I have no idea what is a gift certificate.
Question: Do you know what is a gift certificate?
Reply: I don't know what is a gift certificate.
Question: Do you know when can I use a gift certificate?
Reply: I don't know when can you use a gift certificate. (This leads to a different meaning but the idea is still there.)
and so on...
I hope this will help.
Question: Do you have any idea what a gift certificate is?
Reply: I have no idea what a gift certificate is
Question: Do you know what a gift certificateis ?
Reply: I don't know what a gift certificate is.
Question: Do you know when I can use a gift certificate?
Reply: I don't know when you can use a gift certificate
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Re: how to recast this sentence
Thanks trungkienb! (Yes, you are right.) I'll keep this in mind.trungkienb wrote: that's wrong. I'll recast them.
Question: Do you have any idea what a gift certificate is?
Reply: I have no idea what a gift certificate is
Question: Do you know what a gift certificateis ?
Reply: I don't know what a gift certificate is.
Explanation:
There are 2 types of questions the (1) Direct Question, and (2) Indirect Question. The given example above is an Indirect Question.
Indirect questions have 2 parts; (1) the polite expression, and (2) the question wherein the subject/verb is not reversed (contrary to the normal questions where the subject/verb are inverted).
Example (as given):
Do you have any idea - is the polite expression
what a gift certificate is? - is the question part
note: in the question part, we do not reverse the subject and verb like a normal question. :)