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aniapen
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Need help with a sentence
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Can you tell me please if the question "Did you have good fun?" is correct? I �m correcting a written work and don �t know whether to correct it or not. Thanks in advance! Hugs!
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7 Apr 2010
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teresapr
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I �d just say:Did you have fun? or Did you enjoy yourself? |
7 Apr 2010
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tastybrain
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It sounds awkward to me. I would edit it. Depending on the context, I would consider changing it to "Was it good fun?" (if you think the expressing good fun should stay) or "Did you have a good time." (if the adjective good feels like it needs to stay) or "Was it a lot of fun?"
teresapr �s suggestions also work if you like how they sound!
Hope that helps! Good luck.
Maybe give us the context of the dialogue/story.
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7 Apr 2010
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aniapen
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Actually the work is a written competition prepared by someone else. I must correct it and send it to the person who prepared it. The kids were supposed to translate a sentence from Polish into English and, according to the key, it should be "Did you have a good time in New York." One of the best students wrote "Did you have good fun in New York." I �m confused :/
Thank you for your answers!
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7 Apr 2010
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tastybrain
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Yeah, we only use the expression good fun in the way that I described above (at least that I can think of off hand). Usually people say something like, "It was good fun." I �ve never heard anyone use "have" with "good fun" so I would advise against it. Seems like the key was right!
Fun is good in general anyway, so I guess it �s redundant to say it that way.
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7 Apr 2010
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MJ_Misa
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"Did you have fun?" is fine.
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7 Apr 2010
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aniapen
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Thank �s for your help. I �ve just corrected it :)
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7 Apr 2010
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