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WANG CHUN Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Grammar questions.

Can you give me a hand with these sentences.
I don't know whether they are correct or not.
Help me check them, if you find something wrong in these.
I appreciate your help.

As a matter of fact, people have been making much progress with overall life of people.

The concept of progress makes it possible for people to improve their economy that enhances people’s standard of living.

Because of people endeavoring to create more effective process of production, people gradually have ability to elevate standard of living from undeveloped society to developed society.

This situation not only helps people get out of poverty but also enable people to enjoy wealthy life.
  

Top answer

I think #1 and #2 are OK but #3 and #4 have some minor errors. Anyway, all four are somewhat odd due to the repitition of the word "people". Therefore, I would rewrite them as: As a matter of fact, people have been making much progress with their overall life.

  • I think #1 and #2 are OK but #3 and #4 have some minor errors.
  • Anyway, all four are somewhat odd due to the repitition of the word "people".
  • Therefore, I would rewrite them as: As a matter of fact, people have been making much progress with their overall life.
  • The concept of progress makes it possible for people to improve economy and that enhances their standard of living.
  • - or - The concept of progress makes it possible for people to improve economy , therefore enhancing their standard of living.
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I think #1 and #2 are OK but #3 and #4 have some minor errors. Anyway, all four are somewhat odd due to the repitition of the word "people". Therefore, I would rewrite them as:

As a matter of fact, people have been making much progress with their overall life.

The concept of progress makes it possible for people to improve economy and that enhances their s
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Hello eagle2l84
Thank you for your help.
I understand what I need to revise.
I try to write english as same as native- english speakers.
However, I still have a long way to go before reaching the level.
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Well, don't rely only on what I said. I have English as foreign language, so there may be errors in what I say; wait till someone else hopefully will comment on both of us. I just rushed ahead to make a start.
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Hello eagle2l84
Can you help me check these sentences again
Thank you very much

After having heavy rains, many houses located in mountain were covered a great amount of the soil, which cause two thousand of people dead.

For a sparse to a dense forest, we have to not only replant some species of trees but ban the deforestation.

It is about time to protect
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It's my pleasure to do so:

After having heavy rains, many houses located in the mountains were covered ?with/by? a great amount of soil, which caused two thousand people to die.

To change a sparse forest into a dense one, we have to not only replant some species of trees but also ban deforestation.
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I would rewrite this way.

"The huge mudslide caused by heavy rains buried many houses in the mountains, killing 2000 people."

"To change ... " seems fine to me.

"It is about time to protect, at a global level, forests from being cut down."

"Seeing movies is a way of entertaining oneself."

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