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Could someone please help me with this ?

1 Knowing which line is the fastest/quickest at a grocery store is...
2 Contrary to you, he knows how to count./He knows how to count whereas you don't.
3 In October of 1985 he brazenly stole the election that was to have ushered in civilian rule.
4 If I don't call her tonight I won't have called her before seeing her tomorrow.
5 You have everything (you need) in such a small space.
6 Thats what its for/there for/made for.
7 I need small sized /size jean.
8 What would you give/do to see your mother one last time.
9 Out of 10 what would you give my apartment./what would you rate my apartment.
10 The only kind of origin/origins there are here are blacks and chinese in this neighbourhoud.
11 Do you think you're above us, too good to rsvp to my party.

thank you so much

Grammarwannabe · Accepted Answer

Do you want to know if these sentences are correct??

Avangi · Answer

Your sentences seem to be improving, alc.

Alc24 · Answer

Avangi, are you be sarcastic?

Could you tell me what you think about them please?

thank you

Yankee · Answer

Hi Alc

Here are my suggestions:

1 Knowing which line will be the fastest/quickest at a grocery store is impossible.
2 Unlike to you, he knows how to count./He knows how to count whereas you don't.
3 In October of 1985 he brazenly stole the election that was to have ushered in civilian rule.
4 If I don't call her tonight, I won't have called her before seeing her tomorrow.
5 You have everything (you need) in such a small space.
6 That's what it's for/there for/made for.
7 I need small sized /size jeans. (I don't know when you might actually use such a sentence. Generally people are much more specific when stating the size they need.)

8 What would you give/do to see your mother one last time.
9 On a scale of 10, what would you give my apartment./what would you rate my apartment?
10 There are only ~~kind of origin/origins there are here are~~ blacks and Chinese in this neighbo(u)rhood.
11 Do you think you're above us -- too good to rsvp to my party?

Avangi · Answer

alc24Avangi, are you be sarcastic?

Could you tell me what you think about them please? No, I'm not. I'm sorry you could think so. (I know I clown around too much.)

I was tired last night and didn't feel up to a detailed analysis, but I did notice that less work than usual was needed.

A couple of weeks ago, the prospect of revising or correcting ten of your sentence was daunting, although you obviously worked hard on them.
You had the habit of writing a perfectly natural sentence, but then extending it with awkward redundancies, or statements which would be more natural in a separate sentence.
Last night it seemed to me that these shortcomings had been corrected.
Keep up the good work! - A.

Edit.

<< 4 If I don't call her tonight, I won't have called her before seeing her tomorrow. >>
This sentence is grammatically correct, and shows good understanding of the mechanics involved; but it's somewhat specialized, and one has to be curious as to where it might be used. The complexity almost gives it a humorous flavor - as though you are playing with the logic of it.
There's nothing wrong with it. It's quite good - as long as you're aware that it's not "conversational."
It might be used in a novel to reveal the thoughts of someone who is formulating a plan of action - or someone who makes himself sick worrying about the details of what someone might think about him.

It was getting late, and I realized that if I didn't call her tonight, I'd miss my chance to speak to her before seeing her tomorrow.

This is longer, and less efficient than yours; but I think it makes your motives and intentions clear.

As an aside, you might consider that two or three of your typical sentences would stand a better chance of getting corrected than would ten.

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