She will definitely chase for our reply

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If we don't answer her email. She will definetely chase for our reply.

Are above context natural?
 

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No, it does not sound at all natural. Furthermore it is ungrammatical. "If we don't answer her email she will ..." is grammatically correct.
 

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I agree with Probus.

"If we don't answer her email she will definitely contact us again."
 

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Is it grammatical to say 'If we don't answer her email, she will definitely press for our reply'?
 

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It is not natural English.
 

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It is not natural English.

It is probably not so polite but it is common where I come from.

I remember I was told by the teachers not to 'chase for answers' when I started a new thread.

'Follow up with us' is another possibility.
 

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Yes. "Follow up" is more common then "chase".
 

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You could say '...she will chase up a reply'.

chase vb
  • 4 (transitive) often followed by up: informal — to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc
  • ​(Collins)
 

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That wouldn't work in AmE.
 

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It is probably not so polite but it is common where I come from.

I remember I was told by the teachers not to 'chase for answers' when I started a new thread.

'Follow up with us' is another possibility.

Do we use' follow up in 'Not to chase for answers' when I started a new thread.'?
 
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