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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Grammar of Odds and Ends

HI!!!!!!!!!

Here are various grammar points that I hope you can answer.

1. Which one is correct?

a. The history of Tokyo goes back 400 years.

b. The history of Tokyo goes back to 400 years.

2. Which one is correct?

a. The World War II happened in 1939-1945.

b. The world War II happened from 1939-1945.

c. The world War II happend during 1939-1945.

3. Which one is correct:

a. How many people do usually live in a Japanese house?

b. How many people usually live in a Japanese house?

4. Which one is correct:

a. Tokyo was not destroyed as much as were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

b. Tokyo was not destroyed as much as Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  

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Hi Magic79 Which ones do you think are correct? While I'm waiting for your answer, I'll just give you a tip about something you did not ask about: You cannot say " The World War II". You can write either "World War II" or "the Second World War".

  • Hi Magic79 Which ones do you think are correct?
  • While I'm waiting for your answer, I'll just give you a tip about something you did not ask about: You cannot say " The World War II".
  • You can write either "World War II" or "the Second World War".
  • (When you say "World War II" it would be "World War Two ")
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Hi Magic79

Which ones do you think are correct?

While I'm waiting for your answer, I'll just give you a tip about something you did not ask about:

You cannot say "The World War II".
You can write either "World War II" or "the Second World War".

(When you say "World War II" it would be "World War Two")
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Thanks Yankee for point out my mistake in "THE World War II".

Here are my answers and I hope they match native speakers' opinion: Ther correct answers are in green

1. Which one is correct?

a. The history of Tokyo goes back 400 years.

b. The history of Tokyo goes back to 400 years.

2. Which one is
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Sorry but I will interrupt.Emotion: smile

1. Which one is correct?

a. The his
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Thanks Doll for interrupting lol.

I would like review item number 3:

3. Which one is correct:

a. How many people do usually live in a Japanese house?--ok.

b. How many people usually live in a Japanese house?

You said it was okay to use (a). Well,
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You are right Magic 79. I read the questions again and again and really adding dodoesn't sound correct. I am sorry. Emotion: embarrassed
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Hi Magic

The Helsinki two euro cents are as follows:

1a.

2. World War II lasted from 1939 till/until 1945.

3b. (You can't have do in a clause when an interrogative word such as who, whose, what etc. is the subject or part of the subject.)
Cf.
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Cool BreezeHi Magic

The Helsinki two euro cents are as follows:


Lol. What will mine be? Two Turkish liras?

And one more question .Is using from... to with dates wrong?
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Magic79
HI!!!!!!!!!

Here are various grammar points that I hope you can answer.

1. Which one is correct?

a. The history of Tokyo goes back 400 years.

b. The history of Tokyo goes back to 400 years.

2. Which one is correct?

a.
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Hi Goodman isn't and nedded after saying between in your example?
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I am not sure what you tried to say....Can you restate your question?

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