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Zohal Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Please check and correct me.
Rewrite the sentences below using brackets:
Ellie my older sister lives in Manchester.
Ellie (my older sister) lives in Manchester.
Jupiter the largest planet is made of gas.
Jupiter (the largest planet) is made of gas.
The twins Ben and Billy have just played their first football match.
The twins (Ben and Billy) have just played their first football match.
The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.
The ambulance which had sirens (blaring and lights flashing) moved swiftly through the traffic.
The student who was new to the school got lost to her first lesson.
The student (who was new to the school) got lost to her first lesson.
Ellie my older sister lives in Manchester.
Ellie (my older sister) lives in Manchester.
Jupiter the largest planet is made of gas.
Jupiter (the largest planet) is made of gas.
The twins Ben and Billy have just played their first football match.
The twins (Ben and Billy) have just played their first football match.
The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.
The ambulance which had sirens (blaring and lights flashing) moved swiftly through the traffic.
The student who was new to the school got lost to her first lesson.
The student (who was new to the school) got lost to her first lesson.
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They are correct except for the fourth one, where you have split the phrase "sirens blaring". The fourth one should be done similarly to the fifth. It's not relevant to the question, but "got lost to her first lesson" is incorrect.
- They are correct except for the fourth one, where you have split the phrase "sirens blaring".
- The fourth one should be done similarly to the fifth.
- It's not relevant to the question, but "got lost to her first lesson" is incorrect.
- "got lost on the way to her first lesson" would be correct.
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They are correct except for the fourth one, where you have split the phrase "sirens blaring". The fourth one should be done similarly to the fifth.
It's not relevant to the question, but "got lost to her first lesson" is incorrect. "got lost on the way to her first lesson" would be correct.
It's not relevant to the question, but "got lost to her first lesson" is incorrect. "got lost on the way to her first lesson" would be correct.
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The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.
The ambulance (which had sirens blaring and lights flashing) moved swiftly through the traffic.
The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.
The ambulance (which had sirens blaring and lights flashing) moved swiftly through the traffic.
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zohalplease check now...The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.The ambulance (which had sirens blaring and lights flashing) moved swiftly through the traffic.Right.
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Please check the use of Brackets.
Denver and Max (Denver’s cousin) went to the shopping centre. They had £10 (In pound coins) between them. Max was hungry (he hadn’t eaten all day) so he bought a sandwich with halloumi (a type of cheese) to eat.
Denver and Max (Denver’s cousin) went to the shopping centre. They had £10 (In pound coins) between them. Max was hungry (he hadn’t eaten all day) so he bought a sandwich with halloumi (a type of cheese) to eat.
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zohalPlease check the use of Brackets.Denver and Max (Denver’s cousin) went to the shopping centre. They had £10 (In pound coins) between them. Max was hungry (he hadn’t eaten all day) so he bought a sandwich with halloumi (a type of cheese) to eat.If it's an exercise in bracketing phrases then it's correct. In a real text this would be too much.
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Please check and correct me.
Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing direct questions into indirect questions.
‘When are you going to buy some more players?’ asked the supporter.
Supporter is asking when you are going to buy some more players.
“Do you know where your classmates are?” asked the teacher.
Teacher is asking do you know where
Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing direct questions into indirect questions.
‘When are you going to buy some more players?’ asked the supporter.
Supporter is asking when you are going to buy some more players.
“Do you know where your classmates are?” asked the teacher.
Teacher is asking do you know where
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zohalPlease check and correct me.Hi, I don't know how to give you a very good answer to these. If no one else comes forward in this thread, please post the question in a new thread. Generally speaking, please ask new questions in a new thread. Please do not add unrelated new questions onto the end of existing threads. Thanks.
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