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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Even though

Hi!

As homework I had to make sentences using "even though". Could you check them for me, please?


He got lost, even though he had studied the city map.



I didn’t get into the swing of things, even though I had studied hard.


They didn’t land a job, even though they were well-suited for it.


She had a temporary job,even though she didn’t need it.


We didn’t straight up the room even though, it was a mess.


You worked as a messenger boy, even though you hadn’t had any experience.


They didn’t travel, even though they had bought the tickets.


I didn’t take the pictures, even though I had brought the camera.


  

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Anonymous We didn’t straight up the room even though, it was a mess. You have put a comma in the wrong place. None of your sentences really need a comma but I am not saying that using commas is wrong.

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous We didn’t straight up the room even though, it was a mess.
  • You have put a comma in the wrong place.
  • None of your sentences really need a comma but I am not saying that using commas is wrong.
  • I think most style guides advise you to drop a comma in short sentences like yours unless the order of the clauses is reversed: Even though he had studied the city map, he got lost.
  • Instead of your version above, I would say: We didn't tidy up the room even though it was a mess.
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AnonymousWe didn’t straight up the room even though, it was a mess.
You have put a comma in the wrong place. None of your sentences really need a comma but I am not saying that using commas is wrong. I think most style guides advise you to drop a comma in short sentences like yours unless the order of the clauses is reversed:

Even thoug
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Hi Matthew
AnonymousThey didn’t land a job, even though they were well-suited for it.
In addition to what CoolBreeze wrote, I would suggest that you use "the" in this sentence since you seem to be referring to a specific job:

They didn’t land the job even though they
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Hello, Cool Breeze

Thanks for your explanation and corrections. But, by the way, isn't straight up correct in the sentence: "We didn't straight up the room even though it was a mess" ? Because straight up is a synonym of tidy up, isn't it?

Thanks again,
Matthew
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Hi, Yankee

For sure! Thank you very much.

Best wishes,
Matthew
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AnonymousHello, Cool Breeze

Thanks for your explanation and corrections. But, by the way, isn't straight up correct in the sentence: "We didn't straight up the room even though it was a mess" ? Because straight up is a synonym of tidy up, isn't it?

Thanks again,
Matthew

You're looking for "straighten
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My ***!!! I couldn't notice my typing mistake! I'm very sorry!

Thank you very much, Ms.Geek

Best wishes,
Matthew
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