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If I deliver something to someone and say ''I believe it is yours'', is it grammatically correct?
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Yes. Why would you think otherwise?
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Yes. Why would you think otherwise?
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Mar 19 at 0:58
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Yes. Why would you think otherwise?
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Yes. Why would you think otherwise?
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It isn't grammatically wrong, but the word usage is just a bit off. Typically, in that situation, you should use the word "this", because the word "it" would be more appropriate after you both know what the "it" refers to.
If you come up to them and don't say much, but you hold the item out to them and then they look at you funny, you might use the word "it". But then it would be more natural to say "it's" than to say "it is".
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"I believe this belongs to you." is the way to say it.
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... is one way to say it.
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It isn't grammatically wrong, but the word usage is just a bit off. Typically, in that situation, you should use the word "this", because the word "it" would be more appropriate after you both know what the "it" refers to.
If you come up to them and don't say much, but you hold the item out to them and then they look at you funny, you might use the word "it". But then it would be more natural to say "it's" than to say "it is".
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It isn't grammatically wrong, but the word usage is just a bit off. Typically, in that situation, you should use the word "this", because the word "it" would be more appropriate after you both know what the "it" refers to.
If you come up to them and don't say much, but you hold the item out to them and then they look at you funny, you might use the word "it". But then it would be more natural to say "it's" than to say "it is".
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It isn't grammatically wrong, but the word usage is just a bit off. Typically, in that situation, you should use the word "this", because the word "it" would be more appropriate after you both know what the "it" refers to.
If you come up to them and don't say much, but you hold the item out to them and then they look at you funny, you might use the word "it". But then it would be more natural to say "it's" than to say "it is".
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It isn't grammatically wrong, but the word usage is just a bit off. Typically, in that situation, you should use the word "this", because the word "it" would be more appropriate after you both know what the "it" refers to.
If you come up to them and don't say much, but you hold the item out to them and then they look at you funny, you might use the word "it". But then it would be more natural to say "it's" than to say "it is".
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"I believe this belongs to you." is the way to say it.
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... is one way to say it.
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"I believe this belongs to you." is the way to say it.
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... is one way to say it.
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... is one way to say it.
– Jim
Mar 19 at 2:51
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... is one way to say it.
– Jim
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... is one way to say it.
– Jim
Mar 19 at 2:51
... is one way to say it.
– Jim
Mar 19 at 2:51
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Yes. Why would you think otherwise?
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Mar 19 at 0:58