"Mama, quit yer bellyachin and whinin. I told ya that ya ain't gonna get that 12 gauge shotgun fer Christmas. Ever since ya done seen them that possums in the backyard, ya won't leave em be."
Are those sentences gramatically correct? Do the sentences have proper structure?
2006-12-22 03:45:31 · 9 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
*correction- them thar possums, NOT them that possums. How could I make such a dumb mistake?
2006-12-22 03:46:40 · update #1
Haha. A big thumbs up to the person who corrected my writing. It was beyond funny to see it properly written out. lol.
2006-12-22 04:30:53 · update #2
NO........&...............NO
2006-12-22 03:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by s g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first two use correct syntax. (Understand that the grammar is indicative of the Appalachian dialect.) The third sentence does not. The dual verbs "done seen" are not proper, regardless of the dialect. The sentence should correctly read "Ever since ya'd seen them thar possums..."
2006-12-22 12:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you write it in that accent, it shouldn't be grammatically correct, lol. A character with a dialect like that doesn't need correct grammar--it's not believable enough that way.
That being said, it looks great! If you change anything about the grammar, you'll lose an essence of the character. Keep it the way it is! ;)
2006-12-22 11:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by Stina 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The proper format would be:
Mama, stop your belly aching and whining. I told you, you're not going to get that twelve-gauge shotgun for Christmas. Ever since you saw those oppossums in the backyard, you won't leave them alone.
2006-12-22 12:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by Vicky29 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since it's dialogue, you can write it any way you want, and no one can say it's wrong.
2006-12-22 18:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Roald Ellsworth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perfectly correct
2006-12-22 12:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah if your a hillbilly
2006-12-22 12:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by colormespoiled 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no...hardly
2006-12-22 11:54:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
2006-12-23 17:26:02 · answer #9 · answered by life_is_dandy10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋