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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
5 Short sentences need ALOT of help please?
Could you please tell me how to say these sentences please?
- The neck is wrinkled because I crammed so many shirts in one bag.
- The smell of bleach stays your hand for a while.
- You aren't allowed to keep someone awake for so long.
- The door of the closet doesn't slide smoothly. (how do you say this?)
- He notice every single detail.
Thank you
- The neck is wrinkled because I crammed so many shirts in one bag.
- The smell of bleach stays your hand for a while.
- You aren't allowed to keep someone awake for so long.
- The door of the closet doesn't slide smoothly. (how do you say this?)
- He notice every single detail.
Thank you
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Hi Alc24. I have seen many of your posts now. I wondered are you learning American English or British English.
- Hi Alc24.
- I have seen many of your posts now.
- I wondered are you learning American English or British English.
- I would change some words as I am British which my American friends would use (ie.
- closet used widely in America but very old fashioned in British (and some might even think Water Closet which is a toilet/restroom).
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Hi Alc24.
I have seen many of your posts now. I wondered are you learning American English or British English. I would change some words as I am British which my American friends would use (ie. closet used widely in America but very old fashioned in British (and some might even think Water Closet which is a toilet/restroom).
- The neck is creased because I crammed so many shir
I have seen many of your posts now. I wondered are you learning American English or British English. I would change some words as I am British which my American friends would use (ie. closet used widely in America but very old fashioned in British (and some might even think Water Closet which is a toilet/restroom).
- The neck is creased because I crammed so many shir
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Hi guys!
stay sb's hand is idiomatic and means to stop someone from doing something. It doesn't make sense here in the example.
The last sentence needs "notices" as it is in the third person.
stay sb's hand is idiomatic and means to stop someone from doing something. It doesn't make sense here in the example.
The last sentence needs "notices" as it is in the third person.
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- The smell of bleach stays on your hand for a while. -- "hands" seems more likely
- He notices/noticed every single detail.
- He notices/noticed every single detail.
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You're right I did mistype, noticed was my intention. Thanks for correcting.
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