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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Please need help with tenses, prepositions and phrasing
Could you please help me correct these sentences that I have no clue how to say?
1 Depending on where the ball reflects off (of), it'll land somewhere in this zone.
2 What is it stopping here for?/Why is it stopping here?
3 I don't want her death to be/to have been in vain..
4 Your car doesn't fit in with/among these cars. Your car is a piece of junk.
5 Take the least number of subways/Take the fewest subways possible on sundays as you have to wait long for each.
6 When she calls it'll mean she's/will be on her way.
7 She was (of) a lot of help.
8 How many time to you get to work late per week?/arrive late to work per week?
Thank you
1 Depending on where the ball reflects off (of), it'll land somewhere in this zone.
2 What is it stopping here for?/Why is it stopping here?
3 I don't want her death to be/to have been in vain..
4 Your car doesn't fit in with/among these cars. Your car is a piece of junk.
5 Take the least number of subways/Take the fewest subways possible on sundays as you have to wait long for each.
6 When she calls it'll mean she's/will be on her way.
7 She was (of) a lot of help.
8 How many time to you get to work late per week?/arrive late to work per week?
Thank you
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1 Depending on where the ball bounces, it'll land somewhere in this zone. /Why is it stopping here? Both are fine, though the second is slightly better.
- 1 Depending on where the ball bounces, it'll land somewhere in this zone.
- /Why is it stopping here?
- Both are fine, though the second is slightly better.
- 3 I don't want her death to be/to have been in vain..
- The tense you want depends on your intent.
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1 Depending on where the ball bounces, it'll land somewhere in this zone.
2 What is it stopping here for?/Why is it stopping here?
Both are fine, though the second is slightly better.
3 I don't want her death to be/to have been in vain..
The tense you want depends on your intent.
4 Your car doesn't fit in with/among these cars. Your car is a piece of junk.
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2 What is it stopping here for?/Why is it stopping here?
Both are fine, though the second is slightly better.
3 I don't want her death to be/to have been in vain..
The tense you want depends on your intent.
4 Your car doesn't fit in with/among these cars. Your car is a piece of junk.
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