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#2 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 10:23 am 'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' |
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You can say, "Contact me if there is a problem," "Contact me if there is any problem," "Contact me if there are any problems."
You can't say, "Contact me if any problems." That sentence is missing a lot of its parts. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 2:26 am 'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' |
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| Thanks a lot, Jamie. I got it. |
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#4 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 6:09 am 'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' |
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Hi Jamie, Can we consider "Contact me if any problems." as a reduced adverb clause? I mean it seems correct ! Many thanks, Morteza |
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#5 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 6:31 am 'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' |
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"Contact me if any problems."
I'm sorry, but this sounds just wrong to me.
It's different when you say:
'Contact me if any problems occur.' _________________ No comment |
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Shyone I'm here quite often ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 12:05 pm 'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' |
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| Morteza wrote: |
Can we consider "Contact me if any problems." as a reduced adverb clause? I mean it seems correct ! |
No, as Shyone says, it's just wrong. It's like a sentence with a big bite out of it. |
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