Are these 2 sentences beginning with "May I know" grammatical?

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thincat

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Hi,

Could anyone tell me whether the following sentences are grammatical and natural?

1. May I know if you will go to school tomorrow?
2. May I know will you go to school tomorrow?

I tried to search for the usage of "May I know" in both British and American corpora, but I cannot find any "May I know if" pattern... It makes me wonder whether it is an idiomatic English saying or not...

Thank you!
 
Hi,

Could anyone tell me whether the following sentences are grammatical and natural?

1. May I know if you will go to school tomorrow?
2. May I know will you go to school tomorrow?

I tried to search for the usage of "May I know" in both British and American corpora, but I cannot find any "May I know if" pattern... It makes me wonder whether it is an idiomatic English saying or not...

Thank you!

No, it's not idiomatic.
 
Could you tell me/let me know work better for me.
 
How about if I would like to ask in a more polite way, what should I say?
Can I say "May I ask if you will go to school tomorrow?"
Or is there any better way of saying?
 
How about if I would like to ask in a more polite way, what should I say?
Can I say "May I ask if you will go to school tomorrow?"
Or is there any better way of saying?

"Are you going to school tomorrow" is a perfectly acceptable and polite way of saying it.
 
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