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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

mistake

Hi,

Please fix the mistakes in the following sentence:

Does that sentence have the negative meaning or the positive meaning or both?

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I'm not quite sure what you mean, but it certainly assumes that there are mistakes in the sentence, so I suppose it takes a negative attitude. 'Fix any mistakes' would be neutral. There may or may not be mistakes in the sentence.

— Nona the brit

  • I'm not quite sure what you mean, but it certainly assumes that there are mistakes in the sentence, so I suppose it takes a negative attitude.
  • 'Fix any mistakes' would be neutral.
  • There may or may not be mistakes in the sentence.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean, but it certainly assumes that there are mistakes in the sentence, so I suppose it takes a negative attitude.

'Fix any mistakes' would be neutral. There may or may not be mistakes in the sentence.
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Hi,

Is Does that sentence have the negative meaning or the positive meaning or both correct?

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Oh, sorry, I thought your second sentence was asking the question about the first sentence Emotion: smile.

Not quite, you have the wrong
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Is Please fix the mistakes in the following sentence grammatically correct? Should it be rephrased as follows?

Please correct the mistakes in the following sentence.
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Yoong LiatIs Please fix the mistakes in the following sentence grammatically correct? Should it be rephrased as follows?

Please correct the mistakes in the following sentence.
I think both sentences are grammatically correct. But I would not use "fix" in this context, it's too informal for me.
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