Describe the pictures

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Hi. Please help. Let us assume you are to write sentences describing the three pictures, one which shows her father reading a newpaper, another one which shows her receiving her homework in English class, and the final one which shows her studying in the library trying to do her science homework. (Did I write the underlined part correctly?)

Please tell me if we have to use definite articles where and indefinite articles where.

1. This morning, her father read a (the?) newspaper at 7 a.m.

2. She got homework in English class.

3. So she went to the library (a library? I think not since the library she goes to is one, the school library - also assume there is no other library around where she lives) after school.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

AnonymousHi. Please help. Let us assume you are to write sentences describing the three pictures, one which shows her father reading a newpaper, another one which shows her receiving her homework in English class, and the final one which shows her studying in the library trying to do her science homework. (Did I write the underlined part correctly?)

Yes. It is correct.

Please tell me if we have to use definite articles where and indefinite articles where.

1. This morning, her father read a (the?) newspaper at 7 a.m.

If the reader knows which newspaper the father reads, or if the father reads the same newspaper every day, use the. If the reader does not know, or if it is not important which newspaper the father reads, use a. The father might read a different newspaper (or one of several choices) each morning.

2. She got homework in English class. OK

3. So she went to the library (a library? I think not since the library she goes to is one, the school library - also assume there is no other library around where she lives) after school. We use "the library" if there is only one choice of libraries. If there are different choices, use a. e.g. I need to find a library that has a copy of "Around the World in 80 days".

Cayuse · Answer

The underlined part of your sentance looks good. I would ammend the last part to "... and the final one which shows her trying to do her science homework in the library."

Or "... studying science in the library."

"Studying" and "trying to do her science homework" sound like two different actions.. If you must use them both separately I would join them with 'and'.

"... final one which showes her studying in the library and trying to do her...."

1. This mornng her father read the newspaper at 7 A.M.

2. She got homework in English class.

3. She went to the library after school.

"So" is a conjunction and sentences should very rarely be started with it.

It is true that he could be reading any newspaper or that she could be going to any library, however we usually use the definite article when describing these actions.

Regards,

Cay

SanDiego · Answer

1. This morning, her father read the newspaper at 7 a.m.

2. She received homework in English class.

3. So she went to the library......

While you could use "a", you are correct in thinking that if there is only one choice, the best word to use is "the".

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you all. I am grateful for all the help.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi. Please help me on how to write correct sentences on the picture.

Let us assume there is a picture of a classroom where there is a teacher standing in front of class pointing at a boy whose hand is raised, and some students are looking at the student.

Describing the picture. (Please tell me which is correct.) Also, please help me with this too. Do you think we need to put a comma before the word "pointing" in the above sentence (see the underlined word "pointing" in the above sentence)? Do you think the fact that the "class" can't pointing at the boy makes people reading the sentence automatically assume the object of the reference is the teacher?

1. The teacher is pointing at the student who had his hand raised.

2. The teacher is pointing at the student whose hand is raised.

3. The teacher is pointing at the student whose hand was raised.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Please help me on how to write correct sentences on the picture.

Let us assume there is a picture of a classroom where there is a teacher standing in front of class pointing at a boy whose hand is raised, and some students are looking at the student.

Describing the picture. (Please tell me which is correct.) Also, please help me with this too. Do you think we need to put a comma before the word "pointing" in the above sentence (see the underlined word "pointing" in the above sentence)? Do you think the fact that the "class" can't pointing at the boy makes people reading the sentence automatically assume the object of the reference is the teacher? Yes

1. The teacher is pointing at the student who had his hand raised.

2. The teacher is pointing at the student whose hand is raised. <<< Only this is correct

3. The teacher is pointing at the student whose hand was raised.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Hi. Thank you. I really don't want to bring out what a teacher said in a reponse to ask a question on your response, but I am very curious.

Why do you think AlpheccaStar said the following to the sentence I wrote in the post titled "What tense? He is looking sad when is?"? I think she was saying it needs a comma before the word "singing." Do you think the comma is needed there? Could the reader automatically assume that the object of the reference is the singer since the song can't hold the microphone (as AlpheccaStars pointed out in her response)? Could that mean no comma is necessary? Thank you in advance.

AlpheccaStars wrote:

Anonymous

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A group of English learners are watching a music video where there is a singer singing a song holding a microphone. ”

I've never heard of a song that can hold a microphone.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, you do need to place a comma after "class".

And I agree with Olive that the second sentence is correct since you are describing a present tense scenario.

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