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Matfever Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Please correct these sentences :D

Hi.

I have another difficult excercise.

Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones repaired.

It's possible to take a train across Canada.

Now that we've finished painting the house, there's nothing left to be done.

Before we leave, let's have Shelley drawing a map for us so we wont get lost.

I can hear a cat scratching at the window.

I think your mother should let you make up your own mind.

The police never found the money stolen in the robbery.

Do you know what made so many people evacuated their home?

To make bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast.

We saw our favorite ballet perform at the theater last night.

He was never heard saying 'thank you' in his life.

I was delighted to see my old friends again.

Talking to friends is nice but being alone is also enjoyable.

I'd rather listen to Elvis than the Beatles.

I can make myself understand pretty well in English.

Please correct it!

Thank you! Emotion: stick out tongue
  

Top answer

Before we leave, let's have Shelley draw a map for us so we won ' t get lost. Do you know what made so many people evacuate their home? I can make myself understood pretty well in English.

  • Before we leave, let's have Shelley draw a map for us so we won ' t get lost.
  • Do you know what made so many people evacuate their home?
  • I can make myself understood pretty well in English.
  • All of the others are already correct!
  • I hope this helps.
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Before we leave, let's have Shelley draw a map for us so we won't get lost.

Do you know what made so many people evacuate their home?

I can make myself understood pretty well in English.

All of the others are already correct!
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Hi,

We saw our favorite ballet perform at the theater last night.

This treats 'ballet' as meaning 'ballet dancers'. That's a bit casual.

For this exercise, I'd say

We saw our favorite ballet
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Thanks! Emotion: stick out tongue

Thank Clive too!
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If the reference is to a ballet company, as in

Houson Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Atlanta Ballet

We saw our favorite ballet perform at the theater last night.

If the reference is to a specific work that a ballet company produces, as in

Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, The Nutcracker

We saw our favorite ballet per

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