I'd like to know the proper way to write the following Q&A sentences: (The person who asks the question and answers is the same. Rephrase, the person answers their own question.) Why do we go camping? To practice building a fire. or Will we be cooking any meat with this rice? not if I can help it. The answer phrase doesn't seem like a sentence, but this is how it is spoken. How is this to be written? Are any of these pairs correct as is? Any assistance is welcomed. Thanks in advance. Banjina.
It is not a homework exercise and I am honestly baffled by the pairing. In all respect, would you kindly just answer the question?
The second set is incorrect. The fact that the person speaking is both asking and subsequently answering the question doesn't make it all one sentence. Though "Not if I can help it" feels like a fragment, it's fine by itself and written as a sentence independent of the prior question.
Thank you so much for your help. I'm trying to get better at writing and the only way I know how to improve is to write and ask questions along the way. Thanks again.
