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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Great/famous
Hello, teachers!
First, are these sentences correct? And which is the good proper collocation? If they are not, would you recommend good ones?
1. My greatest desire is to be a great/famous designer. [Is 'great' proper and natural here?]
2. My hope is to be a great/famous cellist. [Is 'famous' conversational here?]
3. My dream is to be a great/wealthy/rich merchant.
4. When I grown up, I will be a great/famous politician.
5. When I grown up, I want to be a great/good teacher.
Please recommend words matching well with each occupation.
6. When I grown up, I want to be a [____] doctor/scientist/president/ballerina/baseball player/movie star/writer/painter.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
First, are these sentences correct? And which is the good proper collocation? If they are not, would you recommend good ones?
1. My greatest desire is to be a great/famous designer. [Is 'great' proper and natural here?]
2. My hope is to be a great/famous cellist. [Is 'famous' conversational here?]
3. My dream is to be a great/wealthy/rich merchant.
4. When I grown up, I will be a great/famous politician.
5. When I grown up, I want to be a great/good teacher.
Please recommend words matching well with each occupation.
6. When I grown up, I want to be a [____] doctor/scientist/president/ballerina/baseball player/movie star/writer/painter.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
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Sorry!
But in my ability, good, famous, well-known, etc. are all I can think of.
And I wanted to know common natural everyday expressions that natives say, not logical possibilties.
This is not homework.
Enjoy the cool pleasent temperatures!
But in my ability, good, famous, well-known, etc. are all I can think of.
And I wanted to know common natural everyday expressions that natives say, not logical possibilties.
This is not homework.
Enjoy the cool pleasent temperatures!
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Ok.
You need to be careful about great/famous. I know that sometimes great is used in that sense, as in 'one of the great actors of the 20th century' but they do not mean the same thing.
a great cellist - this person is a talented cellist, but may not even play professionally, let alone be famous.
a famous cellist - well-known, and in this case probably great as well. B
You need to be careful about great/famous. I know that sometimes great is used in that sense, as in 'one of the great actors of the 20th century' but they do not mean the same thing.
a great cellist - this person is a talented cellist, but may not even play professionally, let alone be famous.
a famous cellist - well-known, and in this case probably great as well. B
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Hello Jandi
Watch out for 'grow up' - it should be 'when I grow up...' (not 'when I
grown up...').
I too am short of adjectives today. Luckily you don't need one for president:
'When I grow up, I want to be President.'
MrP
Watch out for 'grow up' - it should be 'when I grow up...' (not 'when I
grown up...').
I too am short of adjectives today. Luckily you don't need one for president:
'When I grow up, I want to be President.'
MrP
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Thank you, teachers!!!
Enjoy the golden leaves against a bright blue sky!
Enjoy the golden leaves against a bright blue sky!
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