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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Could you please help me correct these sentences?
Could you please help me correct these sentences grammatically?
1 We got into the slowest line at the supermarket. Where is there an open register? (at a super market) (how would naturally say this?)
2 The bill was twice as much/big as we thought it would be.
The bill was twice the amount we thought it would be.
3 He wanted to come over when I was going to work.
He would want to come over when I went/was going to work. (everyday)
4 I've never let so many buses pass by. (waiting at the bus stop for your friend and you see buses go by)
5 You were fine listening to your own music but the second I put my music on, your head started to hurt. (you just hate the music so much that you lie about having a headache.)
6 The driving in this game isn't realistic. Funny enough, if you hit a car while accelerating, instead of decelerating, you have a better chance of your car not top siding. (flipping over due to the crash)
7 You know she's ready to go to sleep when she goes to brush her teeth.
8 I didn't want to come if you didn't have the shoes in stock which is why I called.
9 They have an easier time pulling off different clothing styles than us. Some styles look better on them than us.
10 Our address is listed to that school/church./What school/church is your address listed to? (depending on your address, you have to go to a certain public school/or church, how do you say that?
Thank you so much
1 We got into the slowest line at the supermarket. Where is there an open register? (at a super market) (how would naturally say this?)
2 The bill was twice as much/big as we thought it would be.
The bill was twice the amount we thought it would be.
3 He wanted to come over when I was going to work.
He would want to come over when I went/was going to work. (everyday)
4 I've never let so many buses pass by. (waiting at the bus stop for your friend and you see buses go by)
5 You were fine listening to your own music but the second I put my music on, your head started to hurt. (you just hate the music so much that you lie about having a headache.)
6 The driving in this game isn't realistic. Funny enough, if you hit a car while accelerating, instead of decelerating, you have a better chance of your car not top siding. (flipping over due to the crash)
7 You know she's ready to go to sleep when she goes to brush her teeth.
8 I didn't want to come if you didn't have the shoes in stock which is why I called.
9 They have an easier time pulling off different clothing styles than us. Some styles look better on them than us.
10 Our address is listed to that school/church./What school/church is your address listed to? (depending on your address, you have to go to a certain public school/or church, how do you say that?
Thank you so much
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1 ok 2 even better: the bill was twice what we thought... )
- 1 ok 2 even better: the bill was twice what we thought...
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1 ok
2 even better: the bill was twice what we thought...
3 was going (in both cases, you can use 'always')
4 I've never (seen?)
5 ok
6 ok
7 ok ("go to bed" is better, perhaps)
8 comma before which
9 than we do /// than on us
10 Our address is at (I think this is what you want.)
2 even better: the bill was twice what we thought...
3 was going (in both cases, you can use 'always')
4 I've never (seen?)
5 ok
6 ok
7 ok ("go to bed" is better, perhaps)
8 comma before which
9 than we do /// than on us
10 Our address is at (I think this is what you want.)
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Here's my take on these sentences.
1 We got into the slowest line at the supermarket. Where is there an open register? (at a super market) (how would naturally say this?)
We got into the slowest line at this supermarket. Is there another open register? Is there an open register elsewhere?
2 The bill was twice as much/big as we thought it
1 We got into the slowest line at the supermarket. Where is there an open register? (at a super market) (how would naturally say this?)
We got into the slowest line at this supermarket. Is there another open register? Is there an open register elsewhere?
2 The bill was twice as much/big as we thought it
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Hello Doctor D and Philip,
I had a couple of questions reagarding these:
3 He wanted to come over when I was going to work.
He would want to come over when I went/was going to work. (everyday)
The time is the essential element. Do you mean before or when? Various ways to say it.
He liked to stop by while I was getting ready to leave for work
I had a couple of questions reagarding these:
3 He wanted to come over when I was going to work.
He would want to come over when I went/was going to work. (everyday)
The time is the essential element. Do you mean before or when? Various ways to say it.
He liked to stop by while I was getting ready to leave for work
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Here is how I would say it then:
He would always come over while I was getting ready to go to work.
(But he has since stopped?)
Yes, you can say it your way (just add the comma before "but")
...but, just as I put my music on, you got a headache.
(However, I would still put in "suddenly" to emphasize that element of t
He would always come over while I was getting ready to go to work.
(But he has since stopped?)
Yes, you can say it your way (just add the comma before "but")
...but, just as I put my music on, you got a headache.
(However, I would still put in "suddenly" to emphasize that element of t
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Ok thank you but one thing
He would always come over when I was getting ready to go to work
He would always come over while I would get ready to go to work.
He would always come over while I got ready to go to work.
He would always come over when I would get ready to go to work.
Are these just not grammatical or are they possible?
Thank you
He would always come over when I was getting ready to go to work
He would always come over while I would get ready to go to work.
He would always come over while I got ready to go to work.
He would always come over when I would get ready to go to work.
Are these just not grammatical or are they possible?
Thank you
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I am still having problems with your treatment of time. You need to put both subjects in the same frame of events.
Either
He would always come over just when I was getting ready to go to work
Or
He would always come over while I was gettingwould get ready to go to work.
Both of these corrected sentences work.
Either
He would always come over just when I was getting ready to go to work
Or
He would always come over while I was getting
Both of these corrected sentences work.
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Ok I understand now,
so this is ok too, both are correct?
He would come over and chat while I would get ready to go to work/while I got ready.
Whats the difference here though please?
Thank you
so this is ok too, both are correct?
He would come over and chat while I would get ready to go to work/while I got ready.
Whats the difference here though please?
Thank you
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Both are correct, but have different meanings. Here is how I would explain the difference.
He would come over and chat while I got ready for work.
This is focused on" him." The "while I got ready" is only a time indicator (during the time that I did this). The important thing is his coming over.
He would come over and chat while I would get ready to g
He would come over and chat while I got ready for work.
This is focused on" him." The "while I got ready" is only a time indicator (during the time that I did this). The important thing is his coming over.
He would come over and chat while I would get ready to g
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