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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Classroom instructions?
Hi. Let us suppose that someone is trying to write classroom instructions. Would you provide some help on that?
Would you say we can use the word "no" in front of a gerund phrase (I think it is) below?
No playing the trumpet loudly in class unless permitted.
I think these with the word "no" in front are correct.
No talking to your friends in class.
No walking around (to disrupt the class).
How about this?
Any disruptive talking/shouting in class is ...
Also would you say these are correct in both tenses?
If you have lost/lost your book, please see Jim.
Would you say we can use the word "no" in front of a gerund phrase (I think it is) below?
No playing the trumpet loudly in class unless permitted.
I think these with the word "no" in front are correct.
No talking to your friends in class.
No walking around (to disrupt the class).
How about this?
Any disruptive talking/shouting in class is ...
Also would you say these are correct in both tenses?
If you have lost/lost your book, please see Jim.
Top answer
Hi, No + gerund is probably the simplest and clearest approach. Clive
- Hi, No + gerund is probably the simplest and clearest approach.
- Clive
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AnonymousAlso would you say these are correct in both tenses?
If you have lost/lost your book, please see Jim.Both are grammatically correct, but have lost is better when you consider that you're combining it with the advice about seeing Jim to solve this problem which exists in the current situation. The present perfect tense is better when there
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