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Grammar question
View Poll Results: Which is grammatically correct?
Roy regarding this contacted you. 2 9.52%
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Old 20-04-2004, 08:48   #1
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Grammar question

Which is grammatically correct?

Roy regarding this contacted you.

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You were contacted by Roy regarding this.
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Old 20-04-2004, 08:49   #2
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Old 20-04-2004, 08:57   #3
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Re: Grammar question

First one sounds stupid, so I presume that's the correct one!
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Old 20-04-2004, 08:59   #4
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Re: Grammar question

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Which is grammatically correct?

Roy regarding this contacted you.

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You were contacted by Roy regarding this.
Should the first one have any commas? It sounds very weird to me.
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Old 20-04-2004, 08:59   #5
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Re: Grammar question

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First one sounds stupid, so I presume that's the correct one!

May sound stupid but its correct. Even M/S Word agreed!!


i must admit i'd tend to use "Roy contacted you regarding this"
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Old 20-04-2004, 09:01   #6
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May sound stupid but its correct. Even M/S Word agreed!!
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Old 20-04-2004, 09:14   #7
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Re: Grammar question

I think the first one would be correct if it had commas in it.
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Re: Grammar question

What about "Regarding this, Roy contacted you."?

*EDIT* or "Roy contacted you regarding this."
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Old 20-04-2004, 09:18   #9
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Re: Grammar question

The first one is correct but badly punctuated. It is a more Germanic form, but not 'wrong' for that. I voted for option two because the first one is wrong due to lack of commas.
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Old 20-04-2004, 09:23   #10
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Re: Grammar question

I *think* they are both okay, given the correct punctuation.
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Roy rang, call him back ....
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Old 20-04-2004, 12:42   #12
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Re: Grammar question

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Which is grammatically correct?

Roy regarding this contacted you.

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You were contacted by Roy regarding this.
Neither.

The first one should be punctuated as "Roy, regarding this, contacted you".

The second should be punctuated as "You were contacted by Roy, regarding this", although it's more informal.
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Re: Grammar question

Personally I feel this forum could do with some more grammar tests on a regular basis.....
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Re: Grammar question

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Personally I feel this forum could do with some more grammar tests on a regular basis.....
Or try:

"Personally, I feel this forum could do with more regular grammar tests."



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