Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Question

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

I’ve forgotten to put all the polite stuff people usually begin and end an e-mail with.

and please , if it's not correct could you write the correct way of saying the same thing?

Answer 1

The sentence is a bit awkward but not that bad. But how about,

"I've forgotten to include the polite stuff people usually use to begin and end an email.

Answer 2

Keep it simple and boil it down. Use the past simple instead of a perfect tense and ditch the preposition at the end of the sentence. Your sentence isn't wrong, but it could be improved.

I forgot to put in all the polite stuff that usually begins or ends an email.

I forgot to use all the polite stuff that usually begins or ends an email.

I forgot to use the polite stuff that usually begins or ends an email.

Answer 3

It is syntactically correct. But grammaticality cannot only be measured with the way words are stringed in a sentence. In this case, I may say the sentence is syntactically correct but pragmatically incorrect or rather awkward, that is although it seems correct on the surface level, people just don't utter such a sentence, and when you say it it sounds awkward to them.

You may think about other alternatives for this sentence.

Answer 4

"I’ve forgotten to include all the customary formalities with which people usually begin and end e-mails."

or, as I think is more likely the case...

"I've forgotten to add the customary salutation and closing, formalities with which people usually begin and end written letters but rarely use when e-mailing."

Answer 5

I’ve forgotten to INCLUDE all the PLEASANTRIES people usually begin and end an e-mail with.

Answer 6

I've forgotten to use the polite niceties which people traditionally put at the beginning and end of e-mail.

Answer 7

It can use a compound modifier in the beginning making it "Foreign-aid workers..." About the "stricken area," I think it needs to be fleshed out. What stricken area? You can flesh it out by using "the stricken area, this stricken area" or "a stricken area." Also by making what the "stricken area" is. What was it struck by? Because "refused" is past-tense and "as time runs out" is present tense, you might need to modify the tense structure as well. "Foreign-aid workers have been refused access to the stricken area as time is running out for victims" or "Foreign-aid workers are refusing access to the stricken area as victims continue to run out of time." I believe the passive voice was being used on the second half of the sentence. So it has been changed from "time runs out for victims" to "victims continue to run out of time."

Answer 8

It's awkward but borderline acceptable, but I would replace the word "put" with "include" or something similar.

Answer 9

Well, it may seem correct, but i think it would be better if you added 'that' between 'stuff' and 'people'

Answer 10

Yes of course!