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Shadok Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A few questions

Hello. Could you please tell me whether my sentences and expressions are correct?

  1. Amy screams, answers back and throw things, making her mother cry.
  2. We had to scoop the water out during the storm, waiting for the evening to come to shelter in a port.
  3. The water regularly filled the bottom of the cellar, mixing up with some remnants of oil.
  4. While turning the key on the control board, all the cylinder of the contact was coming off.
  5. Turning the key on the control board, all the cylinder of the contact was coming off.
  6. With the movements of navigation, this mixture constantly entered the interior of the boat.
  7. The boat made a complete turn, even though I had straightened up.
  8. We were thrown moorings and towed.
  9. During one of our first sailings, the boat was listing to both sides.
  10. I ask/I am asking you to think about my proposition.
  11. I would like to be reimbursed for the repair (done thoroughly).
  12. Is the verb 'would like' appropriate for formal letters...I think 'to demand' is far too strong, but isn't 'would like' too delicate? Is there a better verb..? , for example: I would like to be reimbursed for the repair works done badly.
  

Top answer

Amy screams, answers back and throws things, making her mother cry. We had to bail the water out during the storm, waiting for the evening to come to shelter in a port. The water regularly filled the bottom of the cellar, mixing with some remnants of oil.

— Mister Micawber

  • Amy screams, answers back and throws things, making her mother cry.
  • We had to bail the water out during the storm, waiting for the evening to come to shelter in a port.
  • The water regularly filled the bottom of the cellar, mixing with some remnants of oil.
  • When I turned the key on the control board, all the cylinders of the contact came off.
  • When I turned the key on the control board, all the cylinders of the contact came off.
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  1. Amy screams, answers back and throws things, making her mother cry.

  2. We had to bail the water out during the storm, waiting for the evening to come to shelter in a port.

  3. The water regularly filled the bottom of the cellar, mixing with some remnants of oil.

  4. When I turned the key on the control board, all the cylinders
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Thank you for your help!

As for the 3rd and the 4th sentence, I want to say that it happened regularly, not only once...Could I say:

When I turned the key on the control board, all the cylinders of the contact consistently came off.

(I don't want to use the word 'regularly' as I have already used it a few times in my letter)

or should I use the present continuou
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'During one of our first sailings, the boat was listing to both sides.'

As for the word 'sailings' , I know the word is normally uncountable, is it ok to say 'sailings' (I mean in the open sea, 'during navigation', because I have found that the word may be used in plural but it means then the time when a ship leaves a port'.

Thank you in advance.
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If something occurs regularly, use simple present tense.

When I turn the key on the control board, all the cylinders of the contact consistently comes off.
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When I turned the key on the control board, all the cylinders of the contact consistently came off.-- Yes, if that all happened in the past, past simple is fine, holyduke's point notwithstanding.

or should I use the present continuous as the beginning-- No, you cannot reasonably do so: key-turning is not a durational action; this has nothing to do with 'regularity' or repetition
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