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  1. 31-Dec-2012, 16:57 #1
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    Default Which one is correct

    Did you go to school yesterday?
    No, I didn't. I was ill.

    Did you go to school yesterday?
    No, I didn't because I was ill.


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    Default Re: Which one is correct

    Quote Originally Posted by Over the top View Post
    Did you go to school yesterday?
    No, I didn't. I was ill.

    Did you go to school yesterday?
    No, I didn't, because I was ill.


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    They're both perfectly acceptable. I would simply add a second comma in the second response.
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    Default Re: Which one is correct

    Please read this extract from the forum's Posting Guidelines, Over the top:

    'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

    Did you go to school yesterday?     would have been good for this.

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