Something was telling me not to give up.

[Ashraful Haque]

I often say 'something tells me' to mean 'I have the feeling.' Today I was answering an IELTS question it was like this:
"All my friends and family were telling me not do it again but something was telling me not to give up."

Is it correct to say it this way? If it is, can you please suggest me a few more similar phrases?

 

[Tarheel]

I often say 'something tells me' to mean 'I have the feeling.' Today I was answering an IELTS question it was like this:
"All my friends and family were telling me not to do it again but something was telling me not to give up."

Is it correct to say it this way? If it is, can you please suggest [STRIKE]me[/STRIKE] a few more similar phrases?

I am not sure what you mean by "a few more similar phrases".
:-?

 

[GoesStation]

"All my friends and family were telling me not do it again but something was telling me not to give up."

Is it correct to say it this way?

It's correct. The speaker is relating an event that occurred in the past and went on continuously for some period of time.

 

[tedmc]

How about "my instinct/intuition/gut feeling" was telling me?

 

[probus]

How about "My heart said don't give up" or "My heart was telling me not to quit"?

 

[tzfujimino]

How about "I had a hunch that ..." or "my hunch was that ..."?

 

[YAMATO2201]

My inner voice was telling me never to give up.

Is this sentence of mine natural?

 

[emsr2d2]

My inner voice was telling me never to give up.

Is [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] my sentence [STRIKE]of mine[/STRIKE] natural?

Yes. Alternatively, you can end with "... to never give up".

 

[YAMATO2201]

My inner voice was telling me never to give up.

Is [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] my sentence [STRIKE]of mine[/STRIKE] natural?

Yes. Alternatively, you can end with "... to never give up".

Thank you. Then say 'Is my sentence correct?' or 'Is this sentence of mine correct?' (Rover_KE)

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/260437-unravel (post #5)

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I had a gut feeling ...

I knew in my bones that ...

 

[Tarheel]

My inner voice was telling me never to give up.

Is this sentence of mine natural?

It's OK, but I would prefer:

My inner voice was telling me not to give up. (Focusing on that particular time.)

 

[YAMATO2201]

It's OK, but I would prefer:

My inner voice was telling me not to give up. (Focusing on that particular time.)

Does the following sentence work for you?

My inner voice was screaming at me not to give up.
[my sentence]

 

[emsr2d2]

"not to give up" is fine but it doesn't mean the same as "never to/to never give up".

 

[Ashraful Haque]

How about "my instinct/intuition/gut feeling" was telling me?

How about "My heart said don't give up" or "My heart was telling me not to quit"?

How about "I had a hunch that ..." or "my hunch was that ..."?

I'm sorry but are these questions or suggestions? :-?

 

[Tarheel]

Does the following sentence work for you?

My inner voice was screaming at me not to give up.
[my sentence]

Yes. (Of course, only you could hear it.)

 

[Tarheel]

I'm sorry but are these questions or suggestions? :-?

They are suggestions.

 

[GoesStation]

I'm sorry but are these questions or suggestions? :-?

"How about xxx?" is a casual way to say "Why don't/I suggest you try xxx?"

 

[Ashraful Haque]

"How about xxx?" is a casual way to say "Why don't/I suggest you try xxx?"

But if we say:
"How about we eat out tonight?"

Isn't it like saying "Do you want to eat out tonight?"

 

[GoesStation]

But if we say:
"How about we eat out tonight?"

Isn't it like saying "Do you want to eat out tonight?"

Yes. That's an example of the "why don't" meaning. It's very casual. Replace "how about" with "why don't" if you want a more grammatical and less casual sentence.