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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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I'm having tense and syntax issues.

I'm having tense and syntax issues. Could you give this a look?

a)I don't mind to be crammed on in the bus for 5 minutes.

b)I'm not going to show you it for you to be satisfied.
I'm not going to show you so that you could be satisfied.

c)I'm going to avoid to get my foot stepped.

d)Especially the way he drives his motor bike, it wouldn't surprise me if he fell.

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a) I don't mind being crammed in the bus for 5 minutes. b) “I’m not going to show it to you just to satisfy you” is better. c) “I’m going to try and avoid getting my foot trod on” is better.

— ArchieWW

  • a) I don't mind being crammed in the bus for 5 minutes.
  • b) “I’m not going to show it to you just to satisfy you” is better.
  • c) “I’m going to try and avoid getting my foot trod on” is better.
  • d) “The way he drives his motor bike, it wouldn't surprise me if he fell off”.
  • (If you want to be totally correct, you should say: “it wouldn't surprise me if he were to fall off”, but “fell off” is OK).
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a) I don't mind being crammed in the bus for 5 minutes.
b) “I’m not going to show it to you just to satisfy you” is better.
c) “I’m going to try and avoid getting my foot trod on” is better.
d) “The way he drives his motor bike, it wouldn't surprise me if he fell off”. (If you want to be totally correct, you should say: “it wouldn't surprise me if he were to fall off”, bu
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