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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar check

I came too late for the party.

I am the person who is in charge of the meeting.

I am the person in charge of the meeting.

He who dares to teach must never cease to learn. (This is an idiom, is that why there is no coma before 'who'?)

Upon arrival at the airport, I went to the men's bathroom. (male's bathroom? acceptable?)

One and a half units

A dish that goes with wine.(? I saw this from the TV. Should it be 'is served'?)

Where is our class’ stall?

There has been a robbery.

There have been robberies.

I keep thinking and thinking about problems, even though there is none.

It is getting less and less frequent.

I did it happily. (Why is this sentence differenet from 'I am busily doing my work'?)

Are there any grammatical mistakes?
  

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The others are fine. He who dares to teach must never cease to learn. - - Because it is a restrictive/defining clause ) Upon arrival at the airport, I went to the men's bathroom.

  • The others are fine.
  • He who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
  • - - Because it is a restrictive/defining clause ) Upon arrival at the airport, I went to the men's bathroom.
  • (male's bathroom?
  • -- No.
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The others are fine.

He who dares to teach must never cease to learn. (This is an idiom, is that why there is no comma before 'who'?-- Because it is a restrictive/defining clause)

Upon arrival at the airport, I went to the men's bathroom. (male's bathroom? acceptable?-- No. 'The men's room', 'the gentlemen's', 'the little boys' room'.)
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I think that it is different in terms of adverb positioning.

And about

'where is our class's stall?'

Shouldn't it be 'class' stall'?

Like Archimedes' Principle.....Is it because it's singular while Archimedes is, well, a name?
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1-- Adverbs can generally be placed in 2 or 3 positions. These are OK:

I did it happily. I am busily doing my work.

I happily did it. I am busily my work busilly.

2-- Is it because it's singular while Archimedes is, well, a name? -- Yes, and also because it is a classical name, which is the only place apostrophe-only after a singular noun ending in -s is still g

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