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Leon1025 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

errors in my sentences

Dear native speakers,

Please correct my errors in the following sentences, thanks your time!

"The company was relocated to a new place where far away from my home, nearly two hours by bus."

Leon
  

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The company was relocated to a new place far away from my home -- nearly two hours by bus. or The company was relocated to a new place nearly two hours away by bus from my home. B.

  • The company was relocated to a new place far away from my home -- nearly two hours by bus.
  • or The company was relocated to a new place nearly two hours away by bus from my home.
  • B.
  • White, The Elements of Style )
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The company was relocated to a new place far away from my home -- nearly two hours by bus.
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The company was relocated to a new place nearly two hours away by bus from my home.

"A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than parentheses." (William Strunk, Jr, and E.B. White, The Elements of Style)
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Thanks your quickly reply, Shawn.

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