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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Please Native speaker, Could you help me with this?

These sentences I tried translating from french to English, sentences I came up with and I wanted to know if I could translate them and the orange is what I think of the sentences, could you help me with the structure and the grammar please?

If I wake up at 9 am when I start work at 10 am, it means I'd wake up at 6 if I were to start at 7am. OK


They just put enough strawberry in it so that it's reddish pink in color, but it doesn't really taste anything like strawberry. I don't see anything wrong.


I bought it just in case he doesn't bring one. Not sure of the whole past then present structure.


You shouldn't mind losing your job over that. OK


I had to pay $1000 IN taxes.

I can feel the fatigue coming on. I'm not sure about " feel something coming on"


That's the closest thing I know to that. I've heard "He's the closest thing I have to a father" but not sure of the example.


The party is on the Monday I work. OK


I'm going to do the same thing he does to me./what he does to me. BOTH


The only game I might not be able to see all of the game is that one. OK


Put your hands over the heater if you are cold. OK I guess


You'll never be the same after something so traumatic. OK


If the light is red, (it means) there is no water in it. brackets optional both correct


Not more than 8 people will be having breakfast this morning. "No more..." I'd say


Thank you so much
  

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Your "orange" ideas are basically correct. I'd change one sentence, however, to make it flow better: That's the only game I won't be able to see in entirety.

  • Your "orange" ideas are basically correct.
  • I'd change one sentence, however, to make it flow better: That's the only game I won't be able to see in entirety.
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Your "orange" ideas are basically correct. I'd change one sentence, however, to make it flow better:
That's the only game I won't be able to see in entirety.

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