… which is your treat

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I am going to write down several equivalent ways of saying "treat you to something".

(1) Yesterday, John treated me to lunch.

(2) Yesterday, John bought me lunch.

(3) Yesterday, John and I had lunch. It was his treat.

(4) Yesterday, John and I had lunch - his treat.

(5) Yesterday, John and I had lunch, which was his treat.

Grammatically, I am pretty sure that (1) to (4) have no problem. Does (5) make sense?

(5) is just another way of saying (3) and is perfectly fine; however it can sound a little different where it could be a treat for John. — Chris Rogers, Jan 31 '17 at 23:06
Further to my previous comment, to prevent misunderstanding you could add to me on the end. Yesterday, John and I had lunch, which was his treat to me — Chris Rogers, Jan 31 '17 at 23:10
@Chris - I wouldn't characterize #5 as "perfectly fine" because I think it sounds a bit more awkward than the other four. — J.R.♦, Jan 31 '17 at 23:34
@J.R. - It may sound awkward to you and some others but it is grammatically correct. — Chris Rogers, Jan 31 '17 at 23:37
@Chris there are a lot of "grammatically perfect" sentences that would never actually be used in real English... — Catija♦, Feb 1 '17 at 0:25

Peter · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-01 05:06:17Z

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All of your sentences are correct and understandable.

#5 is very similar to #3 except it is a compound sentence.

answered Feb 1 '17 at 5:06

Peter

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