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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Could you correct these sentences please?
Hi teachers,
Could you correct these sentences please?
a) I think to ski is boring. Should it be, 'I think skiing is boring'.
b) My daughter has her hair like mine.
c) I don't have any hair on my head.
d) Susan's arm hurts.
e) It's (much) better to speak than to kill.
f) I do homework like a good student.
g) In this place of the garden smells very good.
Thanks in advance.
Could you correct these sentences please?
a) I think to ski is boring. Should it be, 'I think skiing is boring'.
b) My daughter has her hair like mine.
c) I don't have any hair on my head.
d) Susan's arm hurts.
e) It's (much) better to speak than to kill.
f) I do homework like a good student.
g) In this place of the garden smells very good.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, Could you correct these sentences please? a) I think to sky is boring. The structure needs a gerund (skying) but there is no verb ''sky'.
- Hi, Could you correct these sentences please?
- a) I think to sky is boring.
- The structure needs a gerund (skying) but there is no verb ''sky'.
- Do you mean 'ski'?
- b) My daughter has her hair like mine.
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Hi,
Could you correct these sentences please?
a) I think to sky is boring. The structure needs a gerund (skying) but there is no verb ''sky'. Do you mean 'ski'?
b) My daughter has her hair like mine.
c) I don't have any hair ( on my head. )
Could you correct these sentences please?
a) I think to sky is boring. The structure needs a gerund (skying) but there is no verb ''sky'. Do you mean 'ski'?
b) My daughter has her hair like mine.
c) I don't have any hair ( on my head. )
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Hi Clive,
Thank you for your reply. Yes, I meant 'ski'. I was correcting 'ski' when you were too. It should be 'skiing'.
After 'think', should I always use a 'gerund'?
Sorry, I forgot this one. Could you correct it too?
h) He often gets to the gym with his sister.
TS
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Thank you for your reply. Yes, I meant 'ski'. I was correcting 'ski' when you were too. It should be 'skiing'.
After 'think', should I always use a 'gerund'?
Sorry, I forgot this one. Could you correct it too?
h) He often gets to the gym with his sister.
TS
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Hi,
Yes, I meant 'ski'. I was correcting 'ski' when you were too. It should be 'skiing'.
After 'think', should I always use a 'gerund'? In a sentence like that, yes.
Sorry, I forgot this one. Could you correct it too?
h) He often gets to the gym with his sister.
'Gets' is not wrong, but I think you mean 'goes
Yes, I meant 'ski'. I was correcting 'ski' when you were too. It should be 'skiing'.
After 'think', should I always use a 'gerund'? In a sentence like that, yes.
Sorry, I forgot this one. Could you correct it too?
h) He often gets to the gym with his sister.
'Gets' is not wrong, but I think you mean 'goes
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CliveAfter 'think', should I always use a 'gerund'? In a sentence like that, yes.Hi Clive,
Thank you for your reply.
I think skiing is boring. Then it is not always possible to use 'a gerund' after the verb 'think', but if I say 'I think ...' it should be + a gerund, isn't it?
h) He often gets to the gym with his sister.
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Hi,
I get to the gym
Suggests I have some difficulty in arriving.
eg The traffic was bad. I got to the gym at 6 pm.
Clive
I get to the gym
Suggests I have some difficulty in arriving.
eg The traffic was bad. I got to the gym at 6 pm.
Clive
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Clive I get to the gym Suggests I have some difficulty in arriving. eg The traffic was bad. I got to the gym at 6 pm.Hi Clive,
Really? I didn' know about it. I've always thought that 'get' and 'go' were interchangeable.
But 'get to' and 'arrive at/in' are interchangeable, aren't they?
TS
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Hi,
But 'get to' and 'arrive at/in' are interchangeable, aren't they?
Sometimes. But to my ear 'get to' is often used with a nuance pf difficulty.
Consider this example from a Learner's Dictionary. Note that there is a suggestion of some sort of difficulty encountered.
But 'get to' and 'arrive at/in' are interchangeable, aren't they?
Sometimes. But to my ear 'get to' is often used with a nuance pf difficulty.
Consider this example from a Learner's Dictionary. Note that there is a suggestion of some sort of difficulty encountered.
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Hi Clive,
Thank you very much for all your replies and examples. That online dictionary is really good. I'll be using it a lot.
TS
Thank you very much for all your replies and examples. That online dictionary is really good. I'll be using it a lot.
TS
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