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BulbulTada Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Could you please correct my sentences if wrong? 1) The shoe company gave him a job of a travelling salesman. 2) Each head teacher is responsible deciding what the school uniform should be. 3) Each head teacher is responsible for a decision of what the school uniform should be. 4) You didn't/needn't have to be worried. Thanks.
  

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BulbulTada please correct 1) The shoe company gave him a job of a travelling salesman. OK. 2) Each head teacher is responsi ble for de ciding what the school uniform should be.

— CalifJim

  • BulbulTada please correct 1) The shoe company gave him a job of a travelling salesman.
  • OK.
  • 2) Each head teacher is responsi ble for de ciding what the school uniform should be.
  • 3) Each head teacher is responsible for a decision of what the school uniform should be.
  • OK.
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BulbulTadaplease correct
1) The shoe company gave him a job of a travelling salesman. OK.

2) Each head teacher is responsible for deciding what the school uniform should be.

3) Each head teacher is responsible for a decision of what the sch
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Thanks for corrections. I think by 'each head teacher' they might mean headmaster/headmistress/principal of every school in a district or county. They may not mean head teachers in every subject department of a school. So each school get to decide on their own uniform and not like education department wants all schools to follow a rigid uniform uniform!
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BulbulTadaSo each school gets to decide on their own uniform, and it's not like the education department wants all schools to follow a rigidly uniform uniform!
OK. In that case I sh
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I am pleased you made some bonus corrections for me. Thanks too much for this, and also for accepting my explanation. I just looked up and found out that the teacher who is in charge of a school is called a head teacher in British English unlike in American English. I must lay my hands on some grammar course books.
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BulbulTadaI just looked up and found out that the teacher who is in charge of a school is called a head teacher in British English
Yes. In the U.S. we call this person "the principal (of the school)".

CJ
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