Teo  +  299450 Fri, 01 Dec 06 07:00 AM 1. Ask someone for help the first time you lift weights. 2. Ask someone for help the first time that you lift weights. 3. Ask someone for help the first time when you lift weights. Which of the above sentences is NOT acceptable? Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply.

	Inchoateknowledge  +  299462 Fri, 01 Dec 06 08:47 AM in 3, when is not a relative conjunction word, and therefore the sentence is incorrect. in 1, the conjunction word, that, is ellipted. OK. 2 is OK. Inchoateknowledge Joined on Wed, May 3 2006 Senior Member 2,549 Beep! Beep! :)

	Marius Hancu  +  299537 Fri, 01 Dec 06 12:44 PM  Inchoateknowledge wrote: in 3, when is not a relative conjunction word, and therefore the sentence is incorrect. I've no problems with when. Perhaps just adding a comma. ---- Q: What comes to mind when you think of The Police? What sort of images occurs to you? The beginning. The first success is always the more intense to a band - when you hear yourself on the radio for the first time, when you fill a big room, when you have your first number 1. You don't go through that again. I had a great time and I feel very proud. We were a very good band and the legend is still intact. Interview with Sting http://www.sting.com/news/interview.php?uid=3752 ---- Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Tenses, Commas, Interviews

	Teo  +  300266 Mon, 04 Dec 06 12:24 AM #3 http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?p=303579#303579 This would be correct: Ask someone for help when you lift weights the first time. http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?p=85889#85889 Teo