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Kinhong Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

can any one correct my grammar?

0I request this extension because my research is 00delayed in data collection period, my research is fully based on the data01span00.02span00 The period was estimated to be 18 months (2005.8-2007.2), but 00due to some data was not suitable for research purpose, I have to redo the data collection work01span00. 02span00 02br
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00the text is with some errors, can you give me a hand?02br
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— Hoa Thai

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0 Hi kinhong,02br
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00Welcome to EF!02br
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00The passage has a couple of problems:02br
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00#1. Comma splices commonly known as “run-on sentences”, two or more independent clauses separated by commas. For example, “I request … period, my research is fully based on the data.”02br
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0Welcome, Kinhong02br
00I hope I have understood your sentences correctly. This is what I would say:02br
00I request this extension because my research has been delayed owing to problems with data collection, and my research is fully based on the data. It was estimated that the data could be acquired in 18 months (August 2005 - February 2007) but as some data were not sui
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0Hi CB,02br
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00I thought that the word 01b00recollect02b00 could mean 01i01u00to recall knowledge from memory02u00. 02i00If we mean 01i01u00to collect again,02u02i00 we should use 01u00re-collect02u00 instead, right? 0-
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01cite10Hoa Thai12cite10Hi CB,12br
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10I thought that the word 11b10recollect12b10 could mean 11i11u10to recall knowledge from memory12u10. 12i10If we mean 11i11u10to collect again,12u12i10 we should use 11u
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