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Alfito Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Descrition of the different parts of a castle and the changes and refubishments it has suffered throughout History

Hello everybody,
I'm new in this forum but I'm sure I'll find help and hope to be able to help others to write better essays in English...tricky language.
I need someone to please check this paragraph and correct any possible mistakes, especially grammar and sentence construction, I need it to sound like real English if you know what I mean.

"In the origins of the construction of the castle the hill is used to make the most of its more than 8.000 m2 as can be appreciated in the remains of the walls of Islamic period throughout the perimeter of the hill. Several refurbishments were undertaken afterwards the most important been those carried on by the Order of Calatrava during the XIII and XIV centuries. "

A million thanks in advance
  

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000 m2 as can be appreciated in the remains of the walls of Islamic period throughout the perimeter of the hill. Several refurbishments were undertaken afterwards the most important been those carried on by the Order of Calatrava during the XIII and XIV centuries. " Welcome to the Forums!

  • 000 m2 as can be appreciated in the remains of the walls of Islamic period throughout the perimeter of the hill.
  • Several refurbishments were undertaken afterwards the most important been those carried on by the Order of Calatrava during the XIII and XIV centuries.
  • " Welcome to the Forums!
  • 000 m2, was utilized.
  • This can be easily seen in the layout of the remains of the walls from the Islamic period which extend throughout the perimeter of the hill.
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alfito"In the origins of the construction of the castle the hill is used to make the most of its more than 8.000 m2 as can be appreciated in the remains of the walls of Islamic period throughout the perimeter of the hill. Several refurbishments were undertaken afterwards the most important been those carried on by the Order of Calatrava during the XIII and XIV centuries.
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AlpheccaStars, thanks a lot for your help, your suggestion sounds definitely a lot better than my poor attampt. thanks again and one more question, it's about the use of Roman numbers instead of the ordinals...is it correct

Many thanks
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Roman numerals are common in historical contexts, especially in the names of kings - we always use Louis XIV, not Louis the 14th!

But:
19th century furniture is more common.

Most people find ordinals much easier to read than Roman numerals. The screen credits for films somehow are still cited in Roman numerals, and I find them impossible to decipher before they roll o

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