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Wannabe Posted 21 years ago
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Grammar Mistakes
All the following exchanges contain "mistakes". I am finding it incredibly difficualt to explain what these mistakes are, as I dont fully understand them to BE mistakes. Can anybody help me solve these problems? I would greatly appreciate all help given (I certainly need it!)
1 "Have you got any money"
"Yes, I've been to the bank yesterday"
2 "Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight"
"Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
3 "Why didn't you answer the telephone?"
"Because I had a bath"
HELP!! Thanks
1 "Have you got any money"
"Yes, I've been to the bank yesterday"
2 "Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight"
"Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
3 "Why didn't you answer the telephone?"
"Because I had a bath"
HELP!! Thanks
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All the following exchanges contain "mistakes". I am finding it incredibly difficualt to explain what these mistakes are, as I dont fully understand them to BE mistakes. Can anybody help me solve these problems?
- All the following exchanges contain "mistakes".
- I am finding it incredibly difficualt to explain what these mistakes are, as I dont fully understand them to BE mistakes.
- Can anybody help me solve these problems?
- ) 1 "Have you got any money" "Yes, I've been to the bank yesterday" JTT: We almost never use the present perfect with a past time adjunct, in this case, .
- 2 "Is John ill?
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All the following exchanges contain "mistakes". I am finding it incredibly difficualt to explain what these mistakes are, as I dont fully understand them to BE mistakes. Can anybody help me solve these problems? I would greatly appreciate all help given (I certainly need it!)
1 "Have you got any money"
"Yes, I've been to the bank yesterday"
JTT: We almost never use the
1 "Have you got any money"
"Yes, I've been to the bank yesterday"
JTT: We almost never use the
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Hello!
A guess for 2:
"Yes, he's (has) been rather slender these days, hasn't he?"
But I don't like the use of "slender" in the context; I'd rather say "He's been looking rather slender", or "he has become rather slender"
A guess for 2:
"Yes, he's (has) been rather slender these days, hasn't he?"
But I don't like the use of "slender" in the context; I'd rather say "He's been looking rather slender", or "he has become rather slender"
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#2 - Losing weight from illness would cause a person to be unhealthily 'thin' rather than sveltely 'slender'.
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OK.....Got a REALLY hard one now. Anybody comment on the difference in meaning between the following two?
"The house was very isolated"
"The house was very secluded"
I suggest maybe "isolated" is more of a case of the house being purposefully put on it's own, whereas "secluded" suggests a cosy little hideaway that is maybe "stand alone" because perhaps it's seldom visite
"The house was very isolated"
"The house was very secluded"
I suggest maybe "isolated" is more of a case of the house being purposefully put on it's own, whereas "secluded" suggests a cosy little hideaway that is maybe "stand alone" because perhaps it's seldom visite
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I'd say: "isolated" = far from any other house, village...
"secluded": more "hidden from view"
"isolated" has a more negative feeling than "secluded".
"secluded": more "hidden from view"
"isolated" has a more negative feeling than "secluded".
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Hmmm......I think I agree. Do you think a good point is that perhaps the word "isolated" is perhaps not the best to use when describing an inanimate object such as a house?
Interesting.
Interesting.
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No, not at all... An isolated house sounds quite fine by me.
What I feel is that "isolated" doesn't come from anybody's will.
On the contrary, "seclude/secluded" sounds to me as if either the person wanted to be secluded (kept apart from), or that the owner of the house made it secluded on peurpose, like a pop star who doesn't want to be bothered by fans or whatever; OR a dog, a prisone
What I feel is that "isolated" doesn't come from anybody's will.
On the contrary, "seclude/secluded" sounds to me as if either the person wanted to be secluded (kept apart from), or that the owner of the house made it secluded on peurpose, like a pop star who doesn't want to be bothered by fans or whatever; OR a dog, a prisone
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I believe they should be:
1. "Do you have any money?"
"Yes. I went to the bank yesterday."
2. "Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight."
"Yes. He is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
3. "Why didn't you answer the telephone?"
"Because I was in the bath."
Hope this helps you out!
1. "Do you have any money?"
"Yes. I went to the bank yesterday."
2. "Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight."
"Yes. He is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
3. "Why didn't you answer the telephone?"
"Because I was in the bath."
Hope this helps you out!
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Anon, thank you, but please have a look at the dates on the thread and the sufficiency of the answers before you take the time to post. The original question had been well and thoroughly answered four years ago. That way, you can use your time to help current users on threads that don't have a good answer yet.
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