general question

[Prple]

Hey ;)

Can I say:

"If I catch him next time (at? or by? doing sth) , I will tell him off" ?

Can I use this sentence? Or do you habe a better suggestion?

Thanks!

[charliedeut]

"If I catch him doing that again, I will tell him off" or "Next time I catch him doing that, I will tell him off".

You can also drop the "doing this" part. It's implied in "if I catch him again", IMO.

charliedeut

[Rover_KE]

I agree with Charlie.

Tip for a better title: If I catch him next time.

Rover

[Prple]

hey! thank you!

But, I can add something specific, right? e.g. If i catch him watching TV without permission next time, i will...

thanks!

[charliedeut]

Yes, as long as you always capitalize "I" as well as the first word in every sentence!

[Prple]

I promise ;)

[emsr2d2]

hey! thank you!

But, I can add something specific, right? e.g. If i catch him watching TV without permission next time, i will...

thanks!

I don't like the combination of "If I catch him" with "next time". I would use one or the other:]

- If I catch him watching TV without permission again, I will ...
- (The) next time I catch him watching TV without permission, I will ...

[Prple]

thank you!

[emsr2d2]

thank you!

In post #6 you promised to remember to capitalise the first word of every sentence. What happened?