You know.He is having a problem with understanding my point
2007-11-21 19:27:14 · 9 answers · asked by hkjl_118 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"You know." is a fine sentence by itself, assuming you're telling the other person that that other person knows something (presumably the same thing that "he" can't grasp.) If you mean that the "you" does know that the "he" isn't grasping something, it would be better to have one sentence:
As you know, he... (formal)
You know that he...
You'd use either of these as background, and then go on to describe what happened "next".
If the fact that "he" doesn't understand is the new information, you could say:
You know, he...
It's informal but very common--many would say too common--as a way of introducing a new topic.
As for the "he is having a problem with understanding my point" part:
It might be a personal choice, but I for one would only use "have a problem with" a noun, not with a verb "I have a problem with my homework/neighbour/dog". I find it *very* negative, especially if it's a person you "have a problem with"--it's more like you don't appreciate that they exist at all. (I'm thinking of one neighbour in particular...)
For a verb like "understanding", I would suggest "have trouble" (less formal) or "have difficulty" (more formal).
He is having trouble understanding my point.
He is having difficulty understanding my point.
2007-11-21 19:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually that is 2 "sentences", although the first isn't a proper sentence.
"You know." is not a sentence and is not correct.
"He is having a problem with understanding my point" would be a correct sentence if you'd put a full stop at the end of it, although it might be better without the "with" in it ie
"He is having a problem understanding my point."
Hope this helps.
2007-11-21 19:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is not a sentence. The second part "He is having a problem understanding my point." is a sentence ." You know "is one of these things which has crept in to the English language and is actually meaningless - It's just something people say!
2007-11-21 19:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by coffee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You know" is a fragment.The second statement is a complete sentence on its own but if you take out the period, put 'He' in lower case and you have a correct sentence with the same words.
You know he is having a problem with understanding my point
2007-11-21 19:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by onecowboyjake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; it should be:
You know, he is having a problem with understanding my point.
Always put a period at the end of a sentence, and always skip a space after a period or a comma.
2007-11-21 20:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be---
You know, he is having a problem with understanding my point.
2007-11-21 19:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"He is having a problem understanding my point" sounds more natural.
2007-11-21 21:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um sure
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k peace out
2007-11-21 19:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes.
2007-11-21 19:29:43 · answer #9 · answered by peace.live.love.laugh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋