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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
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Need Correction: A few sentences (2)

Hi Teachers,

Could you correct these sentences if necessary?

a) On the floor of my house there lots of hair of my dog, should be, 'There are lots of hair of my dog on the floor of my house'. Righ?

b) Last weekend John earned money by working as barman, should be, 'Last weekend John earned (some) money working as a barman'. Right?

c) You never have to give up, you have to go straight the end, should be, 'You never have to give up anything, you have to go straight until the end'. Right?

d) Maria died in a traffic accident, should be, 'Maria died in a car accident'. Right?

e) My sister lives five kmts away from my house, should be, 'My sister lives five kms away from my house'. Right?

f) I was so tired that I hardly arrived at the end, should be, 'I was so tired that I could hardly arrived at the end'. Right?

g) A thought struck me during my dinner and I could solve the problem.

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

a) There is a lot of dog hair on the floor in my house. b) Last weekend, John earned (some) money working as a barman. c) You never have to give up anything, you have to go straight until the end.

— Key1

  • a) There is a lot of dog hair on the floor in my house.
  • b) Last weekend, John earned (some) money working as a barman.
  • c) You never have to give up anything, you have to go straight until the end.
  • d) Maria died in a traffic accident.
  • " (both are correct) e) My sister lives five km away from my house.
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a) There is a lot of dog hair on the floor in my house.

b) Last weekend, John earned (some) money working as a barman.

c) You never have to give up anything, you have to go straight until the end.

d) Maria died in a traffic accident. "Maria died in a car accident." (both are correct)

e) My sister lives five km away from my house.

f) I was so tired, tha
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Thinking Spaina) On the floor of my house there lots of hair of my dog, should be, 'There are lots of hair of my dog on the floor of my house'. Righ?
There is dog hair all over the floors of my house.

My dog is shedding; he's left a lot of dog hair all over the house. (It would be not just on the floor, but on your furniture, too!)
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Hi Key1,

Thanks a lot for your reply and help.

Key1e) My sister lives five km away from my house.
So, in English it doesn't mater if you say '1 km' or '5 km', the abbreviation is always 'km''?

TS
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

Thanks a lot for your reply and time.

Few doubts though.
AlpheccaStarsThere is dog hair all over the floors of my house.
Is It not consistent to say 'floor' in singular. Because the floor of my house is the whole floor. On a second thought, maybe you are saying that my house has, let's say, three floors, right?

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Thinking SpainHi Teachers,
Could you correct these sentences if necessary?

a) On the floor of my house there lots of hair of my dog, should be, 'There are lots of hair of my dog on the floor of my house'. Righ? They sound awkward to me. My take is: My dog's hair is all all the floor of my house.

b) Last
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Hi dimsumexpress,

Thanks a lot for your reply and takes.

Best regards

TS
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Thinking SpainThere is dog hair all over the floors of my house.
Is It not consistent to say 'floor' in singular. Because the floor of my house is the whole floor. On a second thought, maybe you are saying that my house has, let's say, three floors, right?

My house is on one level. So it is a single-story house. In that sense, it has one floor.

But e
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

Wow! Thanks a lot for your detailed explanation. I've learnt with it.Emotion: nodding

Best regards

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