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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Could you please help me correct these 5 sentences?

Could you please help me with these?

- A ray of light would stream in and the dog would go lie in it.
- She feels at home very fast.
- She turns the table when it's in her interest./to your advantage.
- How much do you think I'll weigh by then?
- You're tiring me with this.

Thank you
  

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- A ray of light would stream in and the dog would go lie in it. -- OK in AmE (I believe). In BrE we would say "go and lie in it".

  • - A ray of light would stream in and the dog would go lie in it.
  • -- OK in AmE (I believe).
  • In BrE we would say "go and lie in it".
  • - She feels at home very fast.
  • -- Possible, but I would more naturally say "very quickly".
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- A ray of light would stream in and the dog would go lie in it. -- OK in AmE (I believe). In BrE we would say "go and lie in it".

- She feels at home very fast. -- Possible, but I would more naturally say "very quickly".

- She turns the tables when it's in her interest. -- OK. I assume you are intending the idiomatic sense of "turn the tables".

- She turn

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