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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
PLEASE HELP IMPROVE SENTENCE, MY OPINION IN BOLD
Could you please help me improve these sentences? The bold is my opinion.
1 I will be carrying your name for longer than my maiden name if we get married now.
2 How were you brought up/raised? BOTH
3 What she says and what she thinks are different./don't match. NOT SURE
4 You are never what you seem/You are never what you make out (to be.) BOTH
5 Since when did/do you know he's leaving the company? DO
6 It's gotten so cold in so/such little time. NOT SURE
7 The more you go the harder it gets/As you go, it gets harder. BOTH
8 When did your phone stop working?/Since when is your phone broken?
Thank you
1 I will be carrying your name for longer than my maiden name if we get married now.
2 How were you brought up/raised? BOTH
3 What she says and what she thinks are different./don't match. NOT SURE
4 You are never what you seem/You are never what you make out (to be.) BOTH
5 Since when did/do you know he's leaving the company? DO
6 It's gotten so cold in so/such little time. NOT SURE
7 The more you go the harder it gets/As you go, it gets harder. BOTH
8 When did your phone stop working?/Since when is your phone broken?
Thank you
Top answer
For 1, it is a bit more natural to say, "I will be carrying your name longer than I have my maiden name if we get married now. 2. Either is ok.
- For 1, it is a bit more natural to say, "I will be carrying your name longer than I have my maiden name if we get married now.
- 2.
- Either is ok.
- (Some feel it is more proper to use "rear" for human beings and "raise" for animals, but raise has become the more common usage.
- One rarely hears "rear" anymore.
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For 1, it is a bit more natural to say, "I will be carrying your name longer than I have my maiden name if we get married now.
2. Either is ok. (Some feel it is more proper to use "rear" for human beings and "raise" for animals, but raise has become the more common usage. One rarely hears "rear" anymore.
3. either one is correct, but the more natural way to say that is, "Wha
2. Either is ok. (Some feel it is more proper to use "rear" for human beings and "raise" for animals, but raise has become the more common usage. One rarely hears "rear" anymore.
3. either one is correct, but the more natural way to say that is, "Wha
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Thank you
Question:
I will be carrying your name longer than I have HAD my maiden name if we get married now.
Isn't HAD missing?
and for 8
Can you say
Since when has your phone been broken?
Thank you
One last question;
Where are you from Sam? Are you english or american?
Good day
Alex
Question:
I will be carrying your name longer than I have HAD my maiden name if we get married now.
Isn't HAD missing?
and for 8
Can you say
Since when has your phone been broken?
Thank you
One last question;
Where are you from Sam? Are you english or american?
Good day
Alex
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