It's your prerogative, you decide upon it. Is the above sentence correct?
S suniljain Senior Member Joined Apr 12, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Nov 4, 2015 #1 It's your prerogative, you decide upon it. Is the above sentence correct?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 4, 2015 #2 It will be when you delete "upon it" and change the comma to a semicolon.
S suniljain Senior Member Joined Apr 12, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Nov 4, 2015 #3 Why "upon" is not correct?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 4, 2015 #4 "Upon" does not work after decide.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Nov 4, 2015 #5 http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/decide-on?q=decide+on 'Decide upon' means 'choose', which might not fit the OP's sentence.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/decide-on?q=decide+on 'Decide upon' means 'choose', which might not fit the OP's sentence.
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 Nov 4, 2015 #6 suniljain said: Why is "upon" not correct? Click to expand... Please note the correct way to ask your question. It does not work in this context. '...upon it' is redundant.
suniljain said: Why is "upon" not correct? Click to expand... Please note the correct way to ask your question. It does not work in this context. '...upon it' is redundant.
S suniljain Senior Member Joined Apr 12, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Nov 4, 2015 #7 Rover_KE said: It does not work in this context. '...upon it' is redundant. Click to expand... Can I say that " upon" is not incorrect but redundant.
Rover_KE said: It does not work in this context. '...upon it' is redundant. Click to expand... Can I say that " upon" is not incorrect but redundant.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 5, 2015 #8 If it were "decide on it" or even "decide it", I would accept redundant. But "decide upon it" is just wrong in my opinion.
If it were "decide on it" or even "decide it", I would accept redundant. But "decide upon it" is just wrong in my opinion.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 5, 2015 #9 I agree with Mike. It's completely wrong.