G GoodTaste Key Member Joined Feb 19, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Apr 6, 2016 #1 Which is correct? 1) Thanks for helpful 2) Thanks for being helpful 3) Thanks for helpfulness 4) Thanks for the helpfulness Thank you in advance
Which is correct? 1) Thanks for helpful 2) Thanks for being helpful 3) Thanks for helpfulness 4) Thanks for the helpfulness Thank you in advance
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 6, 2016 #2 Only #2 and #4 are possible, but #4 sounds unnatural. #3 could work with the addition of a possessive adjective - i.e. 'your helpfulness'. It still wouldn't be quite as natural as #2.
Only #2 and #4 are possible, but #4 sounds unnatural. #3 could work with the addition of a possessive adjective - i.e. 'your helpfulness'. It still wouldn't be quite as natural as #2.
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Apr 6, 2016 #3 I think this is more common: Thanks for being so helpful.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Apr 6, 2016 #4 I always say 'Thanks for your help'. GoodTaste, no sentence can be correct without a final punctuation mark.
I always say 'Thanks for your help'. GoodTaste, no sentence can be correct without a final punctuation mark.