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Old 29-Nov-2006, 09:15
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Angry help correct my sentence

Here is the sentence

You can see a wonderful boy that he wants to do something.

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?

If it is correct please say YES.
If it is incorrect Please Say NO and explain.

if you can answer immediately i would say 1000 thanks
because i have it in my mind for days.
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No : Try saying

You can see that wonderful boy wants to do something

indicating that it is a specific boy who intends to carry out some good action

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hi all this is my first time so may i have correct sentenc in those words, had would and could when they are short cut i seeing 'd so what does meaning?
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hi all this is my first time so may i have correct sentenc in those words, had would and could when they are short cut i seeing 'd so what does meaning?
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NO. You can say "You can see that that wonderful boy wants to do something." Although I am repeating the "that", it is okay since it is used as a demonstrative pronoun. The first that tells what you can see.
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.... who wants to do sth.
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Here is the sentence

You can see a wonderful boy that he wants to do something.

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?

If it is correct please say YES.
If it is incorrect Please Say NO and explain.

if you can answer immediately i would say 1000 thanks
because i have it in my mind for days.
You can see a wonderfull boy who wants to do something.
Is that correct????
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You can see a wonderfull boy who wants to do something.
Is that correct????
Not entirely.

The context of your sentence requires that you use "the" or "that". So you should say "You can see/tell that wonderful boy wants to do something".
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if i understood what you want to say i would say it as follows:
you can see a wonderful boy that wants to ....
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