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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'



 
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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #1 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 9:20 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

Hi.
Contact me if there is any problem v.s. Contact me if there are any problems
Which one is correct?
Can I just say Contact me if any problems

Thanks a lot.
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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #2 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 10:23 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

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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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #3 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 2:26 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

Thanks a lot, Jamie. I got it.
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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #4 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 6:09 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

Hi Jamie,
Can we consider "Contact me if any problems." as a reduced adverb clause?
I mean it seems correct !
Many thanks,
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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #5 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 6:31 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

"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.'
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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #6 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 12:05 pm   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

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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'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems' #7 (permalink) Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:15 am   'Contact me if there is any problem' vs 'Contact me if there are any problems'
 

Can anyone please explain me that the use of "do not" is correct or I should use "does not"

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