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Bigmit37 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Are these corrections good?

Hi,

I'm trying to correct my friend's email as a way to improve my understanding of English.
I picked out some sentences with which I had a little trouble with.

1)"Sorry I've been busy because of moving again.

"Sorry, I've been busy because of my move again"

Is the original sentence correct? I feel like "moving" is a noun itself. So that would make the original sentence correct right?

2) "I can see you decided some big decisions while we hadn't been talking."

"I see you decided to make some big decisions while we haven't been talking."

What's the difference between "hadn't been talking" and "haven't been talking?"

Thanks!
  

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bigmit37 1)"Sorry I've been busy because of moving again. "Sorry, I've been busy because of my move again"Is the original sentence correct? I feel like "moving" is a noun itself.

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  • bigmit37 1)"Sorry I've been busy because of moving again.
  • "Sorry, I've been busy because of my move again"Is the original sentence correct?
  • I feel like "moving" is a noun itself.
  • So that would make the original sentence correct right?
  • Yes.
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bigmit371)"Sorry I've been busy because of moving again. "Sorry, I've been busy because of my move again"Is the original sentence correct? I feel like "moving" is a noun itself. So that would make the original sentence correct right?
Yes. The original sentence is OK, but a little awkward.
bigmit372) "I can see you decided some big decis
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Ah! "weren't talking!"
Thank you for this.

Also,thanks for clarifying the distinction between "made" and "decided."
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