English is not my first langauge.
and I'm learning the language now.
I have one question =)
what meanings do those sentences have?
1) was that helped?
2) was that helpful?
3) was that help?
4) did that help?
I've heard alot of these sentences alot. and confused..
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I really need your help!
your answer will be really helpful to me =)
Thanks in advance!
and if there are any grammar mistakes that I wrote above.
please correct them! so that I can write them better for next time =)
2007-12-09 20:02:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
and which number is right and wrong?
2007-12-09 20:04:58 · update #1
Numbers one and three are incorrect both in grammar and syntax. Numbers two and four are correct. Those two sentences mean "I did something for you, was it helpful to you?" or "I did something for you, did it help you?".
Your grammar is perfect and your punctuation is pretty good too, except that I think you accidentally hit the period key instead of the comma key at the end of the first phrase of the first sentence. And you forgot to put a period at the end of the second sentence.
English is not my first langauge.
and I'm learning the language now.
I have one question =)
Should be:
English is not my first langauge,
and I'm learning the language now.
I have one question. =)
2007-12-09 20:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanne R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the correct sentences are no.2 and 4. no.2 means something that someone did was helpful/useful or not. No.4 means actually the same with different form of sentence. And no.1 and 3 are formally wrong sentence.
2007-12-10 04:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by bobo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 is not correct.
2- was that helpful?
it is asking if you were helped by the action. If you don't understand something and then someone helps you. They say- "was that helpful?" for example
3 is not correct
4 is the same as 2
2007-12-10 04:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by therapyphd 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it should be: 'what meanings do THESE questions have?' and 'i've heard a lot of these sentences a lot. and am confused.' :)
1) was that helped? -> i think the person is asking if you got help for 'that'
2) was that helpful? -> the person is asking if what he or she said was of use, or of help
3) was that help? -> i cant rephrase this question
4) did that help? -> was what he or she said helpful or of use to you
2007-12-10 04:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by sai.squared 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All asking the same point; was the "thing" done of benefit, did it help or not?
All past tense also.
2007-12-10 04:07:31 · answer #5 · answered by thefinalresult 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋