A few sentences with grammar

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1.In our opinion, your department needs to take more determined action by paying greater attention to public education and refuse disposal.
Can I use "on" to replace "to" in this sentence? If not,then we always use pay attention on sth, what is the difference?

2.We ____ all aware that the government has limited resources, but we do hope that something can be donw to improve the condition of our beaches.
The missing word is "are" .Why? I thought this sentence is acceptable without "are" ,In this sentence,We (Subject) all aware(Verb) that .........
I don't think there is any problem without "are" ...

3.She dresses ____ the same uniform and performs the same duty as the fast-food ship's teenage workers.
The missing word is " in " ,Why this sentence must have a " in"??

4.Now these women earn substantial salaries which help to supplement the income of their families.
Why this sentence is correct?? I think supplement should be changed to supply, because the salary helps to supply the income, but that's not right ,why???

5.Resoponsibility , stability and punctuality are the most often-noted qualities __ characterize the new but older workforce found ___ fast-food establishments
Can "and" be replaced by "or"?
The first missing word is "that",why "that" should be added?
The second missing word is "in" ,I'm not quite understand this...,What is the meaning after adding " in " ? And what is the meaning without "in" ?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

1.In our opinion, your department needs to take more determined action by paying greater attention to public education and refuse disposal.
Can I use "on" to replace "to" in this sentence? If not,then we always use pay attention on sth, what is the difference?
The standard phrase is this. You pay attention to something.
'On' is not idiomatic.

2.We ____ all aware that the government has limited resources, but we do hope that something can be donw to improve the condition of our beaches.
The missing word is "are" .Why? I thought this sentence is acceptable without "are" ,In this sentence,We (Subject) all aware(Verb) that ......... 'Aware' is not a verb.
I don't think there is any problem without "are" ...

3.She dresses ____ the same uniform and performs the same duty as the fast-food ship's teenage workers.
The missing word is " in " ,Why this sentence must have a " in"??
The standard structure is
You dress someone in something.
eg She dresses her child in a sweater.
eg She dresses herself in jeans. (The reflexive pronoun is commonly omitted.)

4.Now these women earn substantial salaries which help to supplement the income of their families.
Why this sentence is correct?? I think supplement should be changed to supply, because the salary helps to supply the income, but that's not right ,why??? 'Supplement' suggests the families also have other, larger sources of income. 'Supply' does not suggest that.

5.Resoponsibility , stability and punctuality are the most often-noted qualities _ characterize the new but older workforce found __ fast-food establishments
Can "and" be replaced by "or"? Yes, but 'and' indicates al 3 qualities the most often-noted.
'Or' would mean it is only one of the 3. And you'd have to make other changes to the sentence to accommodate a singular subject.
The first missing word is "that",why "that" should be added? The subordinate clause needs to be inked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinate conjunction.
The second missing word is "in" ,I'm not quite understand this...,What is the meaning after adding " in " ? And what is the meaning without "in" ?
Consider these simpler examples.
eg Tom found $1.
eg Tom found $1 in a restaurant.
The 'in' indicates 'inside a place'.

Clive

Dimsumexpress · Answer

zackhk1.In our opinion, your department needs to take more determined action by paying greater attention to public education and refuse disposal.Can I use "on" to replace "to" in this sentence? If not,then we always use pay attention on sth, what is the difference?

In American English, "pay attention to " is the standard verb phrase. For examples: Please pay attention to what I am saying/ the training video. You should pay attention to the teacher during the math class. All though, there are times "on" is used on particular contexts. i.e. With the gross sale being down 15%, this past quarter, we should pay meticulous attention on improvingthe revenues. I supposed "on" is ok depending on contexts.

zackhk2.We ____ all aware that the government has limited resources, but we do hope that something can be donw to improve the condition of our beaches.The missing word is "are" .Why? I thought this sentence is acceptable without "are" ,In this sentence,We (Subject) all aware(Verb) that ......... I don't think there is any problem without "are" ...

No, "aware" is an adjective which needs a "be" verb to complete the sentence. Therefore, We "are" .....is correct.

zackhk3.She dresses ____ the same uniform and performs the same duty as the fast-food ship's teenage workers.The missing word is " in " ,Why this sentence must have a " in"??

I am not following the second part of the sentence: "as the fast-food ship's teenage workers". But " in " is correct because she was wearing the uniform. When you wear a piece of clothing, like a T shirt and a pair of short, I can say you are in short and T shirt.

zackhk4.Now these women earn substantial salaries which help to supplement the income of their families.Why this sentence is correct?? I think supplement should be changed to supply, because the salary helps to supply the income, but that's not right ,why???

Supplement - means partial contribution. ZAck, It's good that you have great inquisitiveness, but if you keep rejecting and arguing with the correct answers, you will be drowning in questions. So my advice to you is just learn them as they are taught to you for now. The answer will come to you in time.

zackhk5.Resoponsibility , stability and punctuality are the most often-noted qualities _ characterize the new but older workforce found __ fast-food establishmentsCan "and" be replaced by "or"?The first missing word is "that",why "that" should be added?The second missing word is "in" ,I'm not quite understand this...,What is the meaning after adding " in " ? And what is the meaning without "in" ?

"And" is inclusive to all 3 qualities. "Or" will change the meaning, suggesting "one of the two". " That'" is a relative pronoun referring back to the mentioned qualities.
5.Resoponsibility , stability and punctuality are the most often-noted qualities _that/ which_ characterize the new but older workforce found _in__ fast-food establishments. This is a passive past participle phrase modifying "workforce".

"In" is an essential preposition which is required to complete the sentence. Just a casual observation. From the materials and questions you have posted, I can't help but notice a gap between your understanding and the study materials presented to you. I think reading more can help you develop a sense of how natural English should sound. Hope that helps.

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