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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
ENOUGH FOR...
1 This computer is enough for what I need it for.
2 This apartment is good enough for I need it for.
3 This apartment fulfills its purpose. I don't need anything bigger.
4 I'm trying to get my sleeping pattern back to normal/correct/adjusted/regulated.
5 Of the 40 dollars I've deposited, he's paid me 40 so basically all the money I have here is profit. (poker) (the begining of the sentence sounds weird.
I'm trying to say "I deposited 40 dollars and I gave him 40 dollars so what I have here is profit.
thank you
2 This apartment is good enough for I need it for.
3 This apartment fulfills its purpose. I don't need anything bigger.
4 I'm trying to get my sleeping pattern back to normal/correct/adjusted/regulated.
5 Of the 40 dollars I've deposited, he's paid me 40 so basically all the money I have here is profit. (poker) (the begining of the sentence sounds weird.
I'm trying to say "I deposited 40 dollars and I gave him 40 dollars so what I have here is profit.
thank you
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Sentence 1 and 3 are correct (2 is not). " If you want the modifier on the end, yes, you could say "I am trying to get my sleeping pattern adjusted/corrected/regulated" but I think the other ways are better. For sentence 5, I am not quite sure what the facts are you are trying to describe (deposit in a bank?
- Sentence 1 and 3 are correct (2 is not).
- " If you want the modifier on the end, yes, you could say "I am trying to get my sleeping pattern adjusted/corrected/regulated" but I think the other ways are better.
- For sentence 5, I am not quite sure what the facts are you are trying to describe (deposit in a bank?
- ).
- So this is a guess: Although I gave him 40 dollars, I also kept/won/earned 40 dollars, so everything beyond that is profit.
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Sentence 1 and 3 are correct (2 is not).
For sentence 4, you could either say "I'm trying to get my sleeping pattern back to normal" or " I am trying to correct/adjust/regulate my sleeping pattern." If you want the modifier on the end, yes, you could say "I am trying to get my sleeping pattern adjusted/corrected/regulated" but I think the other ways are better.
For sentence 5,
For sentence 4, you could either say "I'm trying to get my sleeping pattern back to normal" or " I am trying to correct/adjust/regulate my sleeping pattern." If you want the modifier on the end, yes, you could say "I am trying to get my sleeping pattern adjusted/corrected/regulated" but I think the other ways are better.
For sentence 5,
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