[General] Penalty undersection

[suniljain]

Penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act can be avoided.

I just want to write the above sentence in interrogative as below:-

1) Can penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act be avoided?

2) Can penalty undersection2 of the Contract act avoidable?

3) Can we avoid penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act?

I understand that 1st one in not correct and 2 and 3rd one in correct. Is my understanding correct?

Why 1st one is wrong? Thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

Penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act can be avoided.

I [STRIKE]just[/STRIKE] want to write the above sentence in the interrogative as below:-

1) Can penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act be avoided? :tick:

2) [STRIKE]Can[/STRIKE] Is penalty undersection space here 2 of the Contract act avoidable? See my correction.

3) Can we avoid penalty undersection 2 of the Contract act? :tick:

I understand that the [STRIKE]1st[/STRIKE] first one [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] is not correct [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] but the [STRIKE]2nd[/STRIKE] second and [STRIKE]3rd[/STRIKE] third [STRIKE]ones[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] are correct. Is my understanding correct? No.

Why is the [STRIKE]1st[/STRIKE] first one [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] wrong? Thanks

Please note my corrections and comments above.

Why do you think the first sentence is wrong? It's not.

If you've copied the original exactly, then OK, but I find the random capitalisation rather odd. I would at least have expected "act" to be capitalised. However, it sounds like it's legal terminology so perhaps the capitalisation is specific to the context.

 

[suniljain]

Please note my corrections and comments above.

Why do you think the first sentence is wrong? It's not.

If you've copied the original exactly, then OK, but I find the random capitalisation rather odd. I would at least have expected "act" to be capitalised. However, it sounds like it's legal terminology so perhaps the capitalisation is specific to the context.

Can you help me to understand why is "can" not correct in the second sentence?

 

[emsr2d2]

Because "avoidable" is an adjective so the question has to be "Is it XXX?"

 

[Rover_KE]

[STRIKE]Why 1st one is wrong?[/STRIKE] Why is the first one wrong?

Can you help me to understand why [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] "can" is not correct in the second sentence?

Please note the correct way to ask these questions.

 

[GoesStation]

Can you help me to understand why [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] "can" is not correct in the second sentence?

See above.

[CROSS-POSTED]

 

[tedmc]

There is no such word as "undersection". It is written as two separate words with "Section" capitalized.

 

[suniljain]

Please note the correct way to ask these questions.

We use auxiliary verb after "why", "when" like what are you doing?

Why in this example we didn't use "is" after "why"?

 

[GoesStation]

Don't we use an auxiliary verb after "why" and "when" [STRIKE]like[/STRIKE] as in "what are you doing?

Have I guessed what you meant right? Always mark text you're writing about with quotation marks or italics. Don't end a declarative statement with a question mark.

Why [STRIKE]in this example we[/STRIKE] didn't we use "is" after "why" in this example?

Please note the correct way to form a question.

 

[emsr2d2]

We use an auxiliary verb after "why", "when", [STRIKE]like[/STRIKE] as in "What are you doing?"

Why don't we use [strike]in this example we didn't use[/strike] "is" after "why" in this example?

In a question that actually starts with the "Wh" word, that's true - the verb comes next. But your question started with "Can you tell me ...". Note the different word order that's required when you do that, as shown in the examples below.

Why is the sun yellow?
Can you tell me why the sun is yellow?

What are you doing?
Can you tell me what you are doing?

When will you leave?
Can you tell me when you will leave?

Where are you going?
Can you tell me where you are going?

How did you do that?
Can you tell me how you did that?

If you find it too confusing to remember this, don't start a question with things like "Can you tell me ..." or "Can you explain ...". Ask your question in the simplest way - start it with "What/Where/Why/When/How".

 

[emsr2d2]

There is no such word as "undersection". It is written as two separate words with "Section" capitalized.

Thanks for that, tedmc. I hadn't considered that possibility, even though I'd noticed there was a space missing somewhere else. I believe you're right, and consequently I would expect the original sentence to look like this:

The penalty under Section 2 of the Contract Act can be avoided.