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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Earn/get bad reputation
Dear teachers,
Can I say like this?:
Jack :John,one of my students are very weak at/in English.His parents told me they wanted to invite you to tutor him/to give him private lessons in English.Do you agree with their invitation?
John: OK but on the condition that their son must be studious.If he is not studious and very lazy,I will not tutor him because if he studies badly, I will get/earn bad reputation.
Thank you in advance
Can I say like this?:
Jack :John,one of my students are very weak at/in English.His parents told me they wanted to invite you to tutor him/to give him private lessons in English.Do you agree with their invitation?
John: OK but on the condition that their son must be studious.If he is not studious and very lazy,I will not tutor him because if he studies badly, I will get/earn bad reputation.
Thank you in advance
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Tuongvan Jack: John, one of my students is very weak in English. His parents told me that (not essential, but it makes the clause a bit clearer) they wanted to invite you to tutor him/to give him private lessons in English. Do you agree with their invitation?
- Tuongvan Jack: John, one of my students is very weak in English.
- His parents told me that (not essential, but it makes the clause a bit clearer) they wanted to invite you to tutor him/to give him private lessons in English.
- Do you agree with their invitation?
- ) John: OK but on the condition that their son must be studious.
- If he is not studious and very lazy, I will not tutor him because if he studies badly ( better : "if he does not improve") , I will get /earn a bad reputation.
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TuongvanJack: John, one of my students is very weak in English. His parents told me that (not essential, but it makes the clause a bit clearer) they wanted to invite you to tutor him/to give him private lessons in English. Do you agree with their invitation? (Better - Would you accept their invitation?)
John: OK but on the con
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