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Anto Rukbo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
A confusion
Hi, I am a non-native speaker. I have written a story in English. I have a confusion. Please read the following extract from my story to understand the confusion: "...On that particular Sunday, my mother asked me to fill in for the absent employee. Sundays were one of the busiest days in the shop. So, when my mother gave me the slip which contained the names and addresses of the customers to be home delivered, I was expecting a long list..." My confusion is that I am not sure if writing '..names and addresses of customers to be home delivered...' is correct.
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Hi. It is grammatically correct, however, I would rewrite it as; My mother gave me the list of names and addresses of the customers to . .
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- It is grammatically correct, however, I would rewrite it as; My mother gave me the list of names and addresses of the customers to .
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Hi.
It is grammatically correct, however, I would rewrite it as;
My mother gave me the list of names and addresses of the customers to . . . .
Hamid
It is grammatically correct, however, I would rewrite it as;
My mother gave me the list of names and addresses of the customers to . . . .
Hamid
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Here are some suggestions:
On that particular Sunday, my mother asked me to fill in for the absent employee. Sundays were (some)one of the busiest days in the shop. So, when my mother gave me a the slip of paper which contained the names and addresses of the customers to get home deliveries, I was expecting a long list..
A slip of paper
On that particular Sunday, my mother asked me to fill in for the absent employee. Sundays were (some)
A slip of paper
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AlpheccaStars, thanks for your response. The motive of the last sentence of the extract is to make the readers realise that I was expecting a long list, but I was instead given a short list surprisingly.
As you pointed out that 'a slip of paper' means a very small piece of paper, can I rewrite 'a slip of paper' as 'a piece of paper' or simply as 'a paper'? Thanks
As you pointed out that 'a slip of paper' means a very small piece of paper, can I rewrite 'a slip of paper' as 'a piece of paper' or simply as 'a paper'? Thanks
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"A sheet of paper" would be a larger size. If you want, you can also say "a folded sheet of paper."
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