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I have a question about a situation I've been wandering about.In case of a sentence as this"If she come tomorrow tell her to get the book.My question is this should the verb"come" end with -s,or be without.
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I have a question about a situation I've been wandering about.In case of a sentence as this"If she come tomorrow tell her to get the book.My question is this should the verb"come" end with -s,or be without.
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Your sentence should be (If she comes tomorrow, tell her to get the book).

We use `s' form with the subject (He/she/any other singular noun)

And all other subjects should exclude `s' form.
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I have a question about a situation I've been wandering about.In case of a sentence as this"If she come tomorrow tell her to get the book.My question is this should the verb"come" end with -s,or be without.
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If she comes tomorrow, ask her to get the book.

Can anybody explain the difference between ask and tell in the above sentence?
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tell her = order
ask her = request
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