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Carlene Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I'm Perplexed with SENTENCES...!!!!

Is this sentence correct? (I'm doubting that the underlined phrase is not) Pls. correct it and explain afterwards.. thank YOU

I profoundly thank you, Sir, for the ebullient 2010 that our Lord had willed to let me somehow embark my life with you.
  

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First, you doubt that it is correct. The sentence has several problems. carlene I profoundly thank you, Sir, for the ebullient 2010 that our Lord had willed to let me somehow embark my life with you.

  • First, you doubt that it is correct.
  • The sentence has several problems.
  • carlene I profoundly thank you, Sir, for the ebullient 2010 that our Lord had willed to let me somehow embark my life with you.
  • A year is not usually described as ebullient.
  • "Embark my life with you" is not correct -- (you embark on) something.
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First, you doubt that it is correct.

The sentence has several problems.
carleneI profoundly thank you, Sir, for the ebullient 2010 that our Lord had willed to let me somehow embark my life with you.
A year is not usually described as ebullient. "Embark my life with you" is not correct -- (you embark on) something. Simplifying the se
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I profoundly thank you sir for the year that the Lord had willed to let me somehow embark on my life with you.. Is this correct? I'm still ambivalent though...
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carleneI profoundly thank you sir for the year that the Lord had willed to let me somehow embark on my life with you..
Sorry, it's still not clear. The "had willed" is especially confusing -- probably not the right tense, and it's not at all clear what the object of "willed" is. Also, I don't understand why you're thanking a person for something that you say
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how about this one.. I'm hopeful for this one to be correct..

I profoundly thank you sir for the wonderful year of the life that I've embarked on with you..
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Much better! This one is fine.
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thank you very much for helping me....

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