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I wrote these sentences. Can you check them as well as if the prepositions used are right, please?
1. The orchestra strikes up the band in the evening.
2. She will be graded on her speech.
3. The marching band put on a show during the Olympic games.
4. He had butterflies in his stomach due to the difficult test.
5. The captain will put about a ship.
6. They slept on pillows filled with goose feather.
7. If I were rich, I would like to buy a plane and a wide store for my dad.
8. You can’t answer for the damage.
9. We didn’t cut masks out of cardboard.
10. Would you mind not crying down his performance?
Thanks!
Emma
1. The orchestra strikes up the band in the evening.
2. She will be graded on her speech.
3. The marching band put on a show during the Olympic games.
4. He had butterflies in his stomach due to the difficult test.
5. The captain will put about a ship.
6. They slept on pillows filled with goose feather.
7. If I were rich, I would like to buy a plane and a wide store for my dad.
8. You can’t answer for the damage.
9. We didn’t cut masks out of cardboard.
10. Would you mind not crying down his performance?
Thanks!
Emma
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1. The orchestra/band strikes up in the evening. 4.
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- The orchestra/band strikes up in the evening.
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- He had butterflies in his stomach because of the difficult test.
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1. The orchestra/band strikes up in the evening.
4. He had butterflies in his stomach because of the difficult test.
5. The captain will put about his ship.
6. They slept on pillows filled with goose down.
7. If I were rich, I would like to buy a plane and a big store for my dad.
1. The orchestra/band strikes up in the evening.
4. He had butterflies in his stomach because of the difficult test.
5. The captain will put about his ship.
6. They slept on pillows filled with goose down.
7. If I were rich, I would like to buy a plane and a big store for my dad.
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Hi!
Thank you very much Mister! But taking a look at your corrections, I have some questions:
Why in :
4. "He had butterflies in his stomach because of the diffcult test",isn't proper to use "...due to the difficult test" ?
6. "They slept on pillows filled with goose down", isn't correct to use the word fea
Thank you very much Mister! But taking a look at your corrections, I have some questions:
Why in :
4. "He had butterflies in his stomach because of the diffcult test",isn't proper to use "...due to the difficult test" ?
6. "They slept on pillows filled with goose down", isn't correct to use the word fea
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4. "He had butterflies in his stomach because of the diffcult test",isn't proper to use "...due to the difficult test" ?-- Some grammarians consider 'due' to be only an adjective; I find that EFL students rely on the phrase too much and encourage them to avoid it.
6. "They slept on pillows filled with goose down", isn't correct to use the word feather?-- Strictly and natu
4. "He had butterflies in his stomach because of the diffcult test",isn't proper to use "...due to the difficult test" ?-- Some grammarians consider 'due' to be only an adjective; I find that EFL students rely on the phrase too much and encourage them to avoid it.
6. "They slept on pillows filled with goose down", isn't correct to use the word feather?-- Strictly and natu
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Mister Micawber,
I'm very grateful for all your attention in answering my questions. Thank you very much!
So as "due to" is considered as an adjective, could you please, give me some examples using it? But in: "It is due to him" (here it works as a verb, isn't it?)
Finally in "Would you mind not putting down his performance?" I wrote "crying dow
I'm very grateful for all your attention in answering my questions. Thank you very much!
So as "due to" is considered as an adjective, could you please, give me some examples using it? But in: "It is due to him" (here it works as a verb, isn't it?)
Finally in "Would you mind not putting down his performance?" I wrote "crying dow
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But in: "It is due to him" (here it works as a verb, isn't it?)-- No, it is an adjective; the verb is 'be'. Here is what the Am Heritage Dictionary has to say:
Usage Note: Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to, but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective.
But in: "It is due to him" (here it works as a verb, isn't it?)-- No, it is an adjective; the verb is 'be'. Here is what the Am Heritage Dictionary has to say:
Usage Note: Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to, but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective.
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OK. Many thanks, Mr. Micawber! Then it is said English is easy. Imagine...! 
Best wishes,
Emma
Best wishes,
Emma
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