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AliaAhmad Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Correct my paragraph

hello
I have a writing exam next week and I'm going to practice everyday by writing paragraphs. Could you please correct everything for me?

it's about my best friend

"My best friend is Mari. She is 18 years old. She studies accounting at our university.
We like to watch movies together. We also used to study together when we were in high school. She's helpful and very outgoing. I like her because she's one of the kindest persons I've ever known."
  

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Hi, "My best friend is Mari. She is 18 years old. She studies accounting at our university.

— Hrsanei

  • Hi, "My best friend is Mari.
  • She is 18 years old.
  • She studies accounting at our university.
  • We like to watch movies together.
  • We studied together when we were in high school.
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Hi,
"My best friend is Mari. She is 18 years old. She studies accounting at our university. We like to watch movies together. We studied together when we were in high school. She is helpful and very outgoing. I like her because she is one of the kindest
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Thank you
Could you tell me the differnce between she's and she is?
and why did you put "we studied" in the past tense? because we still do that!
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Could you tell me the differnce between she's and she is? You can only use the contraction form when the verb "be" in an auxiliary verb. "is" is a main verb in your context.
and why did you put "we studied" in the past tense? because we still do that! The use of the phrase "used to " indicates so
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hrsaneiYou can only use the contraction form when the verb "be" in an auxiliary verb. "is" is a main verb in your context.
I don't agree. "She's" is a perfectly valid contraction even when "is" is a main verb. However, it might be better to avoid such contractions in formal writing.

"We also used to study together when we were in high school" is possi
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We also used to study together when we were in high school" is possible.
I never said, it is not possible. The use of "used to " change the meaning, and I guessed that's not what the author intended to say.
Hamid
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AliaAhmad We also used to study together when we were in high school.
That's OK as it is.
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I will clarify the difference with an example;

I used to have long hair. It indicates that I had long hair and I don't have long hair now.
I had long hair. It indicates that I had long hair in the past and it does not provide any information about the present.

Hamid
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hrsaneiI will clarify the difference with an example; I used to have long hair. It indicates that I had long hair and I don't have long hair now. I had long hair. It indicates that I had long hair in the past and it does not provide any information about the present. Hamid
I understand the difference, thank you. However, the original with 'used to' is acceptab
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