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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could you correct this short paragraph?

Hi teachers,
Could you correct this short paragraph? My problem is with this sentence, 'Really early for him'. I would like to use the word 'early' somewhere in the paragraph. I just don't know if I did it right.
Addional information: Robert is a very lazy person that too often arrives late at work. He starts working at 9.00. No part of the paragraph can be in past or future. Only in Present.
After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has got lots of time for breakfast because he gets up at 6:50. Now it’s only half past seven in the morning and he is having a large breakfast in the kitchen. Really early for him.

Thanks in advance.
  

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After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has got lots of time for breakfast because he is up at 6:50. Now it’s only half past seven in the morning and he is having a large breakfast in the kitchen , r eally early for him.

— Enoon

  • After the discussion with Mr.
  • Landon, Robert has got lots of time for breakfast because he is up at 6:50.
  • Now it’s only half past seven in the morning and he is having a large breakfast in the kitchen , r eally early for him.
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After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has got lots of time for breakfast because he is up at 6:50. Now it’s only half past seven in the morning and he is having a large breakfast in the kitchen, really early for him.
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Hi enoon,
Thank you very much for your help.Emotion: smile

TS
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Sorry, how about this one:
After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has got lots of time for breakfast because he is up at 6:50. Now it’s only half past seven in the morning, really early for him, and he is having a large breakfast in the kitchen.
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Did Robert have time before the discussion with Mr. Landon? If so, it does not make sense to say "After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has..."

Try this: According to Mr. Landon, Robert has lots of time for breakfast because he gets out of bed at 6:50.
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GlobeSurferDid Robert have time before the discussion with Mr. Landon? If so, it does not make sense to say "After the discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has..."
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, he did have time. The thing is that one day he arrived at work at 10:30 and his boss was very angry with him and told him that it was the last time or he wil
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Sorry, it should be boss's anger. Right?
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That explanation helps. I thought he had spoken with him that morning. The tenses would be better the way you had them, I'd say, but other tweaks are needed. You can put the "really early" at the end if you want, but the suggestion to put it after "morning" is a good one:

Ever since his discussion with Mr. Landon, Robert has
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Thinking SpainSorry, it should be boss's anger. Right?
Right. I follow the rule "If you would say the 's', write it."
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enoonYou can put the "really early" at the end if you want, but the suggestion to put it after "morning" is a good one:
Hi,
Thank you for your help once again. I thought the time marker 'now' can only be used with the Present Continuous.
But it sound logical in the simple present too.
One more question please, can I change 'ever since' for 'since'
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That's a slightly different "now". The one with the present continuous means "immediately"—this one means "given the aforementioned conditions".

The "ever" is not strictly necessary. In fact, I had just "Since", and I added "Ever" to make things clearer.
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