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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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0<Note>Mary, your boyfriend's mother just called. She told me to inform you to pack up. Their family is02br
00going to Cancun this weekend and want you to join them on the cruise trip! Lucky you.02br
00Don't you plan to use the weekend to study for the exam on Monday?02br
00If you can't make it, remember your roomie here is available this weekend!02br
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00Are there any mistakes?02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0Three actual error:02br 02br 00The use of 01i 00family02i 00 as a singular subject for 01i 00is02i 00 but a plural for 01i 00want02i 00. I would use 01i 00wants02i 00. 02br 02br 00Saying 01i 00cruise trip02i 00 isn't at all natural.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Three actual error:02br 02br 00The use of 01i 00family02i 00 as a singular subject for 01i 00is02i 00 but a plural for 01i 00want02i 00.
  • I would use 01i 00wants02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00Saying 01i 00cruise trip02i 00 isn't at all natural.
  • 02br 02br 00Do people go on a cruise for a weekend?
  • I don't know.
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0Three actual error:02br
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00The use of 01i00family02i00 as a singular subject for 01i00is02i00 but a plural for 01i00want02i00. I would use 01i00wants02i00. 02br
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00Saying 01i00cruise trip02i00 isn't at all natural. Just say 01i
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0Thanks, GG. I agree with all your points. It's difficult to construct sentences02br
00that sound natural when you don't have 'instinct' that a native speaker have to guide02br
00you. For example, I consciously know inform is too formal for a casual conversation but because02br
00I'm so used to using it, it slips into casual conversation unnoticedly.02br
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0No, that was MY error. The first time through, I saw only the verb agreement, and then I went to rewrite it and forgot to change it to 01i00errors02i00.0-
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