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Diotima Posted 14 years ago
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Can you help me correct these sentences, please? I have the impression that there is something odd but I am not sure if my rephrasing (1a-2a-3a) is actually more natural and/or efficacious...
1) For my study abroad period I would like to stay with a family because I would like to know the idioms of place.
1a) For my study period abroad I would like to stay with a family (as a means to) to get to know the local idiom.
2) For me the best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to Uni. I like my course but I have to spend all day at uni.
2a) For me the best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to University. I like my classes but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
3)On sundays I always lunch with my family. Although my mother and my aunt are a good cooks, sometimes they ask me to help them to cook but I think it's boring!
3a) On Sundays I always (have) lunch with my family. Although my mother and my aunt are good cooks, sometimes they ask me (to) help them out but I think it's boring!
1) For my study abroad period I would like to stay with a family because I would like to know the idioms of place.
1a) For my study period abroad I would like to stay with a family (as a means to) to get to know the local idiom.
2) For me the best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to Uni. I like my course but I have to spend all day at uni.
2a) For me the best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to University. I like my classes but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
3)On sundays I always lunch with my family. Although my mother and my aunt are a good cooks, sometimes they ask me to help them to cook but I think it's boring!
3a) On Sundays I always (have) lunch with my family. Although my mother and my aunt are good cooks, sometimes they ask me (to) help them out but I think it's boring!
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When I study abroad, I would like to stay with a family to get to know the local language. The best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to classes. I like university, but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
- When I study abroad, I would like to stay with a family to get to know the local language.
- The best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to classes.
- I like university, but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
- On Sundays I always have lunch with my family.
- My mother and my aunt are good cooks , but sometimes they ask me to help them, and I think that's boring!
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When I study abroad, I would like to stay with a family to get to know the local language.
The best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to classes. I like university, but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
On Sundays I always have lunch with my family. My mother and my aunt are good cooks, but sometimes th
The best thing about the weekend is that I don't have to go to classes. I like university, but I have to spend all day /the whole day there.
On Sundays I always have lunch with my family. My mother and my aunt are good cooks, but sometimes th
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Thank you Mister Micaweber, now the sentences definitely sound much better!
Just for future reference, may I ask you why you have chosen to leave out 1)'For my study period abroad' and 2)'For me' and 3) 'although' instead of 'but'?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Just for future reference, may I ask you why you have chosen to leave out 1)'For my study period abroad' and 2)'For me' and 3) 'although' instead of 'but'?
Thank you in advance for your help!
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may I ask you why you have chosen to leave out 1)'For my study period abroad'-- It is not natural: I have supplied a more natural collocated phrase
and 2)'For me' -- It is redundant.
and 3) 'although' instead of 'but'?-- The focus of the sentence should be toward its end, not at the beginning; a different conjunction is required there, to raise the status of the final cl
and 2)'For me' -- It is redundant.
and 3) 'although' instead of 'but'?-- The focus of the sentence should be toward its end, not at the beginning; a different conjunction is required there, to raise the status of the final cl
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