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Spathipati Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Please correct my sentence below

Hi,
I was absent on Tusday, October 20th, because i suffed for health problem while travling in the bus. Please grant me a leave of absence for that day.
  

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I was absent on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, because I became ill on the bus. Would you please excuse me for that day. Thank you.

  • I was absent on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, because I became ill on the bus.
  • Would you please excuse me for that day.
  • Thank you.
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I was absent on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, because I became ill on the bus. Would you please excuse me for that day. Thank you.
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If you say "I became ill on the bus" it sounds a bit like you vomited on the bus.

Do you need to be so specific?

"I was ill" should be enough, shouldn't it? Does the person reading it need to know where you were when the symptom arose?
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one should do some type of physical activity at least three times a week for thirty minutes. Regular exercise is good for your heart and lungs.

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