Grammar?

[Rocky]

It began in India. (correct)
It begun in India. (correct??)

It had begun... (correct)


I would be able to do whatever I wanted.

or

I would be able to do whatever I want.

 

[labRat]

pseudo-mullet grammer

or clean cut grammer?

 

[el presidente Highsteppa]

IT BEGAN IN AFRICA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA

 

[Rocky]

Originally posted by el presidente Highsteppa
IT BEGAN IN AFRICA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA-CA[/size]

I was waiting for that. I almost posted that myself.

 

[Bass-Invader]

i wish they had a 'meh' smiley for threads like this.

 

[labRat]

Originally posted by Bass-Invader
i wish they had a 'meh' smiley for threads like this.

this one works

although, it needs more of a shoulder hunch.

 

[^NuERA^]

Originally posted by Rocky
I was waiting for that. I almost posted that myself.

if he hadnt, i would have

 

[PosTMOd]

Asking tribe for help about grammar is like the epitome of something.

 

[Adam]

Originally posted by PosTMOd
Asking tribe for help about grammar is like the epitome of something.

thats not a pun at all

 

[PosTMOd]

Originally posted by Adam
thats not a pun at all

Your write, it not.

 

[Adam]

Originally posted by PosTMOd
Your write, it not.

that's horrible grammar

 

[Rocky]

c'mon...i need answeres.

i'm pretending to be an english teacher over here, and i have papers to mark!

 

[Rocky]

Originally posted by Rocky
answers

 

[vench]

I would imagine that "It begun..." is wrong

"It began..." doesn't sound too off.....

I guess it depends on how the rest of the sentence goes.

what do I know?? I'm no English teacher, or am I pretending to be one.

I want animal crackers.

vench

 

[Silvershadow]

Originally posted by Rocky
It began in India. (correct)

Yes

It begun in India. (correct??)

No.

It had begun... (correct)

Yes.

I'm not positive about the "wanted" vs. "want", but I'm leaning towards "I would be able to do whatever I wanted." It is however possible that both are correct. I really don't know for sure.

 

[Rocky]

Re: Re: Grammar?

Originally posted by Silvershadow
Yes


No.


Yes.

I'm not positive about the "wanted" vs. "want", but I'm leaning towards "I would be able to do whatever I wanted." It is however possible that both are correct. I really don't know for sure.

I figured pretty mucht the same, but I needed to make sure.

 

[Funzo]

Originally posted by Rocky
I would be able to do whatever I wanted.

or

I would be able to do whatever I want.

The second one is correct, "wanted" leans more towards past-tense. "Would be" is a present or future-tense statement.

 

[Rocky]

Re: Re: Grammar?

Originally posted by Funzo
The second one is correct, "wanted" leans more towards past-tense. "Would be" is a present or future-tense statement.

yeah...that's why i am unsure.

 

[Funzo]

Could you give more of the sentence?

 

[Sunshyne Jones]

Let's test it out on a few things ...

Yesterday my mom said I would be able to do whatever I wanted, so I did.

But really it should be Yesterday my mom said I could do whatever I wanted, so I did.

If I had three wishes, I would be able to do whatever I wanted. -- I think that sounds right.

If I had super powers I would be able to do whatever I wanted.

I think it's "I will be able to do whatever I want. " and

"I would be able to do whatever I wanted."

To me, right this minute, I think it should be "wanted" at the end of that phrase rather than "want". I'm not positive, but want doesn't seem to sound right to me.

 

[H2Whoa]

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/sequence.htm

 

[ALEKSANDRA]

Just type it in Word. If it comes up green, it's wrong
badda bing badda boom. done.

 

[Funzo]

Word is horrible! Some study showed people have less grammar errors when they write without word popping up and ruining shit!

 

[The Tesseract]

What do you expect? It's Microcrap's software!

 

[case sensitive]

Better to trust your instincts than Word. Saying it aloud is more helpful than the grammer check in that program.

matt