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Dear Friends, I have been thinking the some grammar questions for a long time but failed the find appropriate answers. Some friend have helped me a lot and solved most of the questions. However, for a small number of the questions asked and answered, I still want to make further discussion.  Correct errors, if any, in the following sentence without changing the basic intended meaning. Leave out those you think acceptable. 1. The will be too pleased to let someone else take the risk.A friend modified it in this way : They will be only too pleased to let someone else take the risk.What is the meaning of the sentence? Please explain clearly.2. He wants a running mate with a philosophy comparative with his own.A friend modified it in this way: He wants a running mate with a philosophy comparative to his own.I think comparative should be compatible.3.  He must lie up for a few weeks until his leg mends. I think until should be before.17. Acting on the information received, the police have arrest two suspects. I think we should delete the. 19. They would say that God, omnipotent, could start the universe off any way he wanted.  I think the sentence should be modified in this way:They would say that omnipotent, God could start the universe off any way he wanted. 21. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic crisis.Is prices should be price?24. Man about to bury in his own waste was caught in a vicious cycle.Who can find the mistake in this sentence?  31.Will anyone wanting a ticket please apply to me?A friend modified it in this way:Will anyone who wants a ticket please apply to me.I think: anyone who wants a ticket? Please apply to me.Put the verbs(in the brackets) into the proper forms:1 Well, I ____ (hang)! Who________ (think) he could have done it!What the meaning of this sentence? 2. we can go when the ground ___(dry)Dries or has dried?

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

Hello Again,

1. They will be only too pleased to let someone else take the risk. 'Only too *** to' is an intensifier used with pleased or happy. It means extremely. Does that make the sentence clearer?

2. I think comparative should be compatible. I think you are right and it goes with the original 'with'.

3. He must lie up for a few weeks until his leg mends. No, until is correct.See Before VS until

17. Acting on the information received, the police have arrest two suspects. I think we should delete the. It should be arrested. Regarding the 'the', it could appear either way depending on the exact meaning. If it was information in general (and they are not letting on what the information was, or if it was just one informer or many) then take the 'the' out. That is how you often hear it in statements from the police. However, if it is a specific piece of information and we would know what they are talking about, leave it in. Example: An important witness called the hotline last night and acting on the information received, the police ....'

19. They would say that ***, omnipotent, could start the universe off any way he wanted.

They would say that omnipotent, *** could start the universe off any way he wanted. No the original is better.

21. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic crisis.Is prices should be price? No because there is more than one price for oil depending on where you buy it, and an economic crisis would only be triggered by a general increase in all the prices.

24. Man about to bury in his own waste was caught in a vicious cycle. 'to be buried'. How unpleasant.

31.Will anyone wanting a ticket please apply to me?

A friend modified it in this way:Will anyone who wants a ticket please apply to me.

I think: anyone who wants a ticket? Please apply to me. This works as speech but not really in writing. I thought you would have to keep to a single sentene though.

Put the verbs(in the brackets) into the proper forms:

1 Well, I ____ (hang)! Who________ (think) he could have done it!

What the meaning of this sentence?

Well I'll be hung! (idiom, great surprise) Who would have though he could have done it!

2. we can go when the ground ___(dry)

Dries or has dried? I'd go with has dried because although dries almost works, it really needs to be followed by 'out' or 'up'.

Nona the brit · Answer

Hello Again,

1. They will be only too pleased to let someone else take the risk. 'Only too *** to' is an intensifier used with pleased or happy. It means extremely. Does that make the sentence clearer?

2. I think comparative should be compatible. I think you are right and it goes with the original 'with'.

3. He must lie up for a few weeks until his leg mends. No, until is correct.See Before VS until

17. Acting on the information received, the police have arrest two suspects. I think we should delete the. It should be arrested. Regarding the 'the', it could appear either way depending on the exact meaning. If it was information in general (and they are not letting on what the information was, or if it was just one informer or many) then take the 'the' out. That is how you often hear it in statements from the police. However, if it is a specific piece of information and we would know what they are talking about, leave it in. Example: An important witness called the hotline last night and acting on the information received, the police ....'

19. They would say that ***, omnipotent, could start the universe off any way he wanted.

They would say that omnipotent, *** could start the universe off any way he wanted. No the original is better.

21. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic crisis.Is prices should be price? No because there is more than one price for oil depending on where you buy it, and an economic crisis would only be triggered by a general increase in all the prices.

24. Man about to bury in his own waste was caught in a vicious cycle. 'to be buried'. How unpleasant.

31.Will anyone wanting a ticket please apply to me?

A friend modified it in this way:Will anyone who wants a ticket please apply to me.

I think: anyone who wants a ticket? Please apply to me. This works as speech but not really in writing. I thought you would have to keep to a single sentene though.

Put the verbs(in the brackets) into the proper forms:

1 Well, I ____ (hang)! Who________ (think) he could have done it!

What the meaning of this sentence?

Well I'll be hung! (idiom, great surprise) Who would have thought he could have done it!

2. we can go when the ground ___(dry)

Dries or has dried? I'd go with has dried because although dries almost works, it really needs to be followed by 'out' or 'up'.

Anonymous · Answer

Dear nona the brit ,

Thank you very much for your kind help! How great you are! Really an English expert !I feel more than grateful to you for your patient directions and I wish you good health and happiness in the new year!

Best Regards

Kevin Yang

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