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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Could anybody correct this sentence for me?



Victory: Excuse me, but do you need some explanations on this historical building. I has just graduated from secondary school. I'm here to explain historical buildings for tourists to practise my oral English in return.
Could anybody correct my sentence for me?
Many thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

If you want this to be as realistic as possible, you need a few changes. Excuse me. I just wanted to let you know that I'm a tour guide here.

  • If you want this to be as realistic as possible, you need a few changes.
  • Excuse me.
  • I just wanted to let you know that I'm a tour guide here.
  • I can tell you more about these historical buildings if you're interested.
  • It's a good way for me to practice my English as well.
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If you want this to be as realistic as possible, you need a few changes.

Excuse me. I just wanted to let you know that I'm a tour guide here. I can tell you more about these historical buildings if you're interested. It's a good way for me to practice my English as well.

In your sentences, it's I have just graduated, by the way. oral is unnecessar
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Thanks,
But how about the next dialogue?

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Could anybody correct this for me?
Many thanks in advance.
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Tourist: Thanks!

Victory: Okay! This was built by Portuguese conquerors 500 years ago. Originally, it was a fortress with 4 gates, but it was demolished by the British in 1806. Only one gate is left. What we can see now is only its brick wall, which still stands strong.
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Hi,

Could anybody correct these dialogue for me?

Victory: Would you mind going to the back of the gate with me? More natural is 'Let's go and look at the inside/back of the gate, please'.

After going to the back of it

Victory: The gates It says “ANNO 1670?. It is in Dutch but Portuguese. <<<< Which do you mean??? This is because t
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Actually, 'ANNO 1670' is Latin, not Dutch or Portuguese.
Thank you for your mention. I found some of the date from my source of information is wrong too, after checking.
You seem to know a lot about the fortress.


How about the dia
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Here are some photos of it!
I hope you like it!
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Hi,

Thanks for the photos. Emotion: smile

Tourist: Why is this gate still here?

Victory: It's because of the

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