"Now you're probably wondering why I invited you all here this evening."

From the list below, select the sentences which use the verb "to wonder" CORRECTLY.
There may be more than one correct answer!

I wonder what the weather will be like next summer.

I wonder myself about why Bill lied to us all.

I wonder at your beauty so much that sometimes I think I'm dreaming.

I wondered all over town, looking for a nice restaurant.

You must be wondering if I'm going to forgive you.

I wonder what the weather will be like next summer.

This is correct, and the same use of "to wonder" as in this conversation. To "wonder what will happen" is to "think about" and "ask oneself questions about" the future. Example: "He wondered whether he would ever escape from the prison". This is the principal sense of "to wonder" meaning "to speculate" or "to question".

I wonder myself about why Bill lied to us all.

This is incorrect. The term "to wonder" cannot be used reflexively. This sentence should read "I wonder why Bill lied to us all", or using "myself" as an emphatic pronoun: "I myself wonder why Bill lied to us all".

I wonder at your beauty so much that sometimes I think I'm dreaming.

This is a correct use of "to wonder". "To wonder at (an object)" is to be "amazed" by it, or "in awe" of it. Example: "I wonder at the magic of nature". Note that this is one of the less common uses of the verb "to wonder".

I wondered all over town, looking for a nice restaurant.

This is incorrect. The term "wonder" cannot be used in this way. This sentence should read "I WANDERED all over town...".

You must be wondering if I'm going to forgive you.

This is a correct use of the "to wonder". When we "wonder if" something will happen, we are expressing an interest in the possibility of an event happening. Example: "Rachel wonders if she will inherit her father's fortune".

Wonder at meaning in English

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