[General] It's your prerogative

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suniljain

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It's your prerogative, you decide upon it.

Is the above sentence correct?
 

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It will be when you delete "upon it" and change the comma to a semicolon.
 

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Why "upon" is not correct?
 

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"Upon" does not work after decide.
 

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Why is "upon" not correct?
Please note the correct way to ask your question.

It does not work in this context.

'...upon it' is redundant.
 

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If it were "decide on it" or even "decide it", I would accept redundant. But "decide upon it" is just wrong in my opinion.
 

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I agree with Mike. It's completely wrong.
 
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