Wendy Monika
Are these sentences grammatically correct and commonly use in the US? I've got no choices= I have no choices ? I had no choices=I got no choices? He leaves me no choices He left me no choices I have heard people saying that I've got no choice? ( Should we use choices or choice?) These sentences always confused me ..Please help me out with correction :) Thank you all
18 de jun. de 2018 23:10
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Hi Wendy! Here are my answers to your questions: I've got no choices. = "I don't have any choices," and "I don't have a choice," are correct. Sometimes, you may hear people use the expression, "I've got no choice." It's used to put emphasis on "no." It's never used with the plural "choices." I had no choices. = Similarly to the phrase above, "I didn't have any choices," and "I didn't have a choice," are correct. However, you may hear people say, "I had no choice." It's used to put emphasis on "no." It's never used with the plural "choices." He leaves me no choices. = "He leaves me no choice." He left me no choices. = "He left me no choice." I have heard people saying that I've got no choice? ( Should we use choices or choice?) = "I've got no choice." We only use the singular form for this expression. Hope that helps!
18 de junio de 2018
We say "I have no choice". The "choice" is almost always singular, although any of the sentences above would technically be grammatically correct. It would often sound fairly unnatural to say "I have no choices", although I suppose you could say that to point out the fact that no choices remain from a set of options (such as food choices): "This menu is too small. I don't have any choices for what to drink" (although I would more likely say "There is nothing to drink" Whereas "I have no choice" is more common, is a set expression, and puts emphasis on an action that you are taking because no other option exists: "My computer broke yesterday. I have no choice but to buy a new one" The above structure is common: "I have (he/she leaves me) no choice but to..." followed by the action that you intend on taking (or took in the past, if you say "I had no choice"). It is worth nothing, however, that if this action is already understood in the conversation, you can just say "I have/had no choice". So you could say any of the following: "I/they have (or he/she has) no choice" "He/she leaves me no choice" (which can imply a feeling of frustration with that person, depending on how you say it) "He/she left me no choice" (in the past; this would especially be used to defend/justify a past action)
18 de junio de 2018
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