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Are the grammar correct in this two sentences?

 
 
Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 02:11 am
Hello all. I would like to ask if the grammar are correct in this two sentences?

1. "May God always pour his love, warmth and care on you and your family. "
2. "May God pour all his warmth and care on your lovely journey ahead. "

Which one is better as a wedding quote?

Thanks a lot.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 02:27 am
@ashley2015,
Either one works, but i would prefer number one, as number two sounds rather awkward.

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Now, "I would like to ask if the grammar are correct in this two sentences?" One would say "the grammar is correct," because grammar is a singular noun in this sentence. So you would ask: "I would like to ask if the grammar is correct . . . "

One would say ". . . these two sentences" because sentences is plural. This object, for the singular, these objects for the plural.

So, your question should read: "I would like to ask if the grammar is correct in these two sentences."

Finally, you would end that sentence with a period, and not a question mark, because the introductory clause, "I would like to ask . . . " is a statement, not a question.
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roger
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 02:36 am
@ashley2015,
In both, I would use a comma after 'warmth'. My understanding is that 'love, warmth, and 'care' are three distinct items.
gungasnake
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 02:40 am
@ashley2015,
The first sentence is good. The second, while grammatically correct, is badly formed and clumsy as far as usage.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 01:13 pm
@roger,
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In both, I would use a comma after 'warmth'.
I disagree Rog. Won't go in no. 2
roger
 
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Reply Mon 16 Sep, 2013 04:29 pm
@dalehileman,
Agree. Only needed in #1.
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JTT
 
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Reply Tue 17 Sep, 2013 02:54 pm
@roger,
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In both, I would use a comma after 'warmth'. My understanding is that 'love, warmth, and 'care' are three distinct items.


1. "May God always pour his love, warmth and care on you and your family. "

A comma after 'warmth' makes no difference to the meaning.

1. May God always give his apples, oranges and cherries to you and your family.

Adding a comma after 'oranges' wouldn't cause 'oranges and cherries to become a new combined type of fruit.
JTT
 
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Reply Tue 17 Sep, 2013 02:56 pm
@ashley2015,
I think that 2 has its own kind of charm.

Why did you drop 'love' in #2, Ashley?
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 17 Sep, 2013 04:33 pm
@JTT,
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1. "May God always pour his love, warmth and care on you and your family. "
A comma after 'warmth' makes no difference to the meaning.
To the intended meaning, that is. However to me there's always that momentary misapprehension that nobody else seems to share
JTT
 
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Reply Tue 17 Sep, 2013 06:38 pm
@dalehileman,
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However to me there's always that momentary misapprehension that nobody else seems to share


1. May God always give his apples, oranges and cherries to you and your family.

Adding a comma after 'oranges' wouldn't cause 'oranges and cherries to become a new combined type of fruit.


And what of the above, Dale?
JTT
 
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Reply Wed 18 Sep, 2013 08:59 am
@ashley2015,
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if the grammar are correct


The word 'grammar' is uncountable. It is seen as a mass noun, like spaghetti or rice.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 18 Sep, 2013 10:21 am
@JTT,
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Adding a comma after 'oranges' wouldn't cause 'oranges and cherries to become a new combined type of fruit.

And what of the above, Dale?
Forgive the confusion of an old fella JTT but isn't it precisely the lack of a comma that seems to imply some special connection of oranges to cherries
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 19 Sep, 2013 05:53 am
@dalehileman,
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Forgive the confusion of an old fella JTT but isn't it precisely the lack of a comma that seems to imply some special connection of oranges to cherries


"some special connection", not in the least, Dale.
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