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which one is a correct sentence ?
If i buy a cell phone without a plan from here,
if i but a cell phone from here, without a plan.

here : Rogers Service company ( it's like Verizon, and AT&T in Canada)

2007-11-21 16:56:13 · 8 answers · asked by xiangshei 1 in Society & Culture Languages

okay umm.. i lost my cell phone a few days ago, so I tried to buy a cell phone from Rogers company. even though I used another company's service, named Fido.
so the complete sentence should be like
" if i buy a cell phone from here without a plan, can I use the phone in fido service?"

2007-11-21 17:06:07 · update #1

8 answers

I agree with the user who said to use you rather than here.

On a more grammatical level, it's better to say "cell phone without a plan" because "without a plan" is an adjectival phrase, modifying "cell phone" whereas the "from here" is an adverbial phrase modifying "buy". Generally, adverbs can be farther from their verbs than adjectives can from their nouns.

On a pragmatic level, if this is a real situation, you're better off asking Fido what cell phones work on their network than asking Rogers.

2007-11-21 18:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0 1

Can I buy just a cell phone from you, without a plan, and then use it with my Fido service?
Or:
I lost my cell phone. Can I buy a new cell phone from you, and use it with my Fido service?

I think that is what you are wanting to say. I think you are better off saying "you" rather than "here." The word "you" in English is a little different from many languages. It doesn't just mean a person, it can me "your company" and similar things also.

2007-11-21 17:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by spydermomma 5 · 0 1

Neither is a sentence, but I would go with the second one.

ex. If I buy a cell phone from here, without a plan, it will be cheaper.

Hope this helps!

2007-11-21 17:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Neither:

I have not seen a cell phone that had a plan. They generally don't think about that.

You are unlikely to but a cell phone at any time. Even if you did, the comma placement makes no sense.

2007-11-21 17:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Neither one. Can you clarify what exactly you are trying to ask? Maybe you are trying to ask if you can buy a cell phone from that company without signing up for a plan?

2007-11-21 17:00:49 · answer #5 · answered by FearOfGhosts 2 · 0 0

Neither one makes any sense as a sentence.

2007-11-21 16:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Both are incomplete sentences.

2007-11-21 17:04:26 · answer #7 · answered by azurewaters1 3 · 0 0

the first one i would say but you hav to finish the sentance

2007-11-21 17:02:36 · answer #8 · answered by silver_funeral_flowers 2 · 0 0

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