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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Need help with ESL writing exercise:

The women are working at three and a half. The men will read the newspaper at half past five. The boy will play in fifteen minutes, at eight o'clock. The girl came around five minutes ago, at a half for seven. I'll work at two o'clock, but is not two yet. You'll dance at nine fifteen.
  

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rather than in words. But I'll check your text in the way you have written it.. The women are working at half past three.

— Clive

  • rather than in words.
  • But I'll check your text in the way you have written it..
  • The women are working at half past three.
  • The men will read the newspaper at half past five.
  • The boy will play in fifteen minutes, at eight o'clock.
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Hi,

Times are commonly written in numbers.rather than in words.

But I'll check your text in the way you have written it..

The women are working at half past three.
The men will read the newspaper
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Could you help fix some of the not so natural aspects in these sentences? Is: He will read a newspaper at 3:00 in of them.
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Hi,

Can you first tell me when you would want to say each of these sentences?.
eg Are you telling the listener about some planned future event?

Clive
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I'll try to fix it first.
The woman was working/is going to work at 3:30.
The man is going to read a/the newspaper at 5:30.
The boy will/is going to play in fifteen minutes, at 8:00.
The girl came about five minutes ago, at 6:30.
I'll start working/begin to work/begin my work at 2:00, but it is not yet 2:00.
You will dance at 9:15. Please check.
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No mistakes and acceptable? Thank you!
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