What are the mistakes in this phrase ''I think you should go get some sleep'' ?

Question

Hi everybody, this phrase has been annoying me for a long time, I can't figure out what the mistakes are in this phrase I think you should go get some sleep.

My English teacher told me that this phrase is grammatically wrong! is this true?

And if so :

What are the mistakes?

Any help is appreciated , Thank you.

Lovely, your sentence is OK if you are telling someone to physically leave their present location (ie; go home, to a hotel, etc) and sleep. However, "I can't figure out what are the mistakes" should be "I can't figure out what the mistakes are" - 005faa61, Nov 27, 2010

Thank you Julian :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 1

Or maybe...

I think that you should go and get some sleep....

As Julian said, either way, you are telling someone to leave where you are at (whether your house, the living room, etc.) and get some sleep.

Thanks Chrulman :)) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

I think that you should go and get some sleep. You word order is wrong. - JoyceM, Nov 27, 2010

Oh - I guess so....I should've caught that!! - 001a2987, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 2

It's a regional divide. The expression is natural enough in American English, but mostly in British English we would not say 'go get'. Chrulman has it right: I think that you should go and get some sleep.

Thank you dave :)) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 3

There is nothing wrong with your sentence. It has all the makings of a sentence. I have been speaking this language my entire life, and I think your teacher needs to go get some sleep!

lol thanks Beatrice :)) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

I agree, the sentence is fine. It is a bit informal but the construction "go + verb" is very common in spken English. "That" is optional in spoken English, too. - revmaf, Nov 27, 2010

Revmaf is absolutely right. It´s probably 50% of the time that the word "That" can be omitted and the sentence will still be gramatically correct - 005faa61, Nov 27, 2010

I agree with the above comments, it's fine with me, although the purusts might say that you should add the "that". - amykay, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 4

I agree with "I think you should go and get some sleep"

That is what I would say and I have not been corrected .

Thank a lot Bryn :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

I agree with Bryn :) - culé, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 5

I think you should get some sleep.

So the word ''Go'' is the mistake! thank you lise :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 6

I see nothing wrong with the sentence. Possibly, your teacher believes it would be more correct to say: "I think that you should go get some sleep."

The verb "think" needs an object. What is it that you think? I think that you should go get some sleep. The phrase "that you should go get some sleep" is the object. It functions as a noun. I believe the construction is called a dependent clause.

If you leave out the word "that" then you are left with "you should go get some sleep." This stands alone as a sentence--or an independent clause. Grammatically, the sentence does not function as a noun, and so it cannot properly be the object of the verb "think."

In common speech, however, the "that" is implied.

Thank you so much juan :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 27, 2010

Answer 7

The use of "that" to introduce indirect discourse is so widely omitted that it is hard to find people who object to it. There are, of course, those that still (consistently) use it but few object to its omission, anymore.

The "go get" is less widely accepted (although far from uncommon, especially in American speech). In addition ot the already suggested "go and get ...", you could also say "go to get ..."

Answer 8

Picky teacher, indeed!!!

In British English we wouldn't say intend to say it that way, but we would quite possibly say the 'and' so quickly that it would sound like 'go get some sleep' in any case!

"I think you should go 'n' get some sleep! " is what you'd be most likely to hear over here.

Answer 9

I think your teacher should take a chill pill and pick on the ear-crashing grammatical errors that we are assaulted with on a daily basis, not this picky point.

Your sentence is fine. Feel free to live long and prosper.