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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Few miscellaneous questions

Please help me find the errors in the following sentences, if any.
  1. John and Mark's workshop that is just round the corner services motorbikes of all types.
  2. This is Michael, my cousin's letter, congratulating me for winning the award.
Thanks in advance,
An aspirant.
  

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John and Mark's workshop, that is just round the corner, services motorbikes of all types. This is my cousin Michael's letter, congratulating me on winning the award. Thanks in advance,

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  • John and Mark's workshop, that is just round the corner, services motorbikes of all types.
  • This is my cousin Michael's letter, congratulating me on winning the award.
  • Thanks in advance,
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  1. John and Mark's workshop, that is just round the corner, services motorbikes of all types.
  2. This is my cousin Michael's letter, congratulating me on winning the award.
    3. Thanks in advance,
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1, John and Mark's workshop, which is just around the corner, sevices...
2. This is Michael's -- he is my cousin -- letter, in which he congratulates me on...
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Thanks for the answers. I guess you are right. One doubt however. Is the structure congratulated me for winning the award totally unacceptable?
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Hi,

Does your sentence below with dashes illustrate valid uses of dashes?

This is Michael's -- he is my cousin -- letter, in which he congratulates me on ...
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Hi guys,

My advice about dashes is that you should avoid using them until you feel that your English writing is pretty good. And even then, you should not use them often. They tend to make your writing sloppy and disorganized.

Best wishes, Clive
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