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Hela Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Exercise on prepositions

0 Dear teachers, 02br
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00Would you please correct my answers ? 02br
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00It never ceases to amaze me how little notice some people take 01b00102b00 OF rules in public places. When I was a child, it would never have occurred to me not to comply 01b00202b00 WITH the rules. If someone smoked in defiance of a ‘No Smoking’ sign on a train, they would rapidly be reminded 01b00302b00 OF their transgression by several irate passengers, who would refer the errant smoker 01b00402b00 TO the sign in no uncertain terms. What’s more, the person would normally apologize 01b00502b00 FOR indiscretion, and would certainly refrain 01b00602b00 FROM repeating his anti-social behaviour. 02br
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00Many thanks, 02br
00Hela 0-
  

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0 10/10, Hela! ) 02br 02br 00You need something between FOR and DISCRETION, though – 'his or her', perhaps. 02br 02br 00MrP 0-

— MrPedantic

  • 0 10/10, Hela!
  • ) 02br 02br 00You need something between FOR and DISCRETION, though – 'his or her', perhaps.
  • 02br 02br 00MrP 0-
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0 10/10, Hela! (Well, 6/6, anyway.) 02br
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00You need something between FOR and DISCRETION, though – 'his or her', perhaps. 02br
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0 Should I say "a person should normally apologise for THEIR indiscretion" ? 02br
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0 Hello Hela 02br
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00This is one of those situations where you can't win. The possibilities: 02br
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001. What’s more, the person would normally apologize for their indiscretion. 02br
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00This would be said (and accepted) by most people, since 'their' is now generally used in place of 'his or her'; but some would object to 'the
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0 Oops - just remembered that 'his' is used later in the sentence! So 'his indiscretion' would be fine. 02br
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00But then, 'their' is used earlier in the passage... 02br
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00I'd change them all to 'his' anyway. Males are the usual culprits, in this situation. 02br
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00MrP 0-
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0 when i was a child i didnt use to smoke cigererate because i believed in that it is a dangerous for my health as well as the other people around me.so far,all my parents didnt smoke ,but friend of mine used to smoke to much ,so i gave alot of advice to him ,althought he didnt give it up . 0-
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0 Dear MrP, 02br
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00I like the "apologize for ANY / THE indiscretion" though. 02br
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00See you. 0-
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