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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
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PUSH HIM TO BE... / THAT
How would a native express this please?
1 If your son is lazy, you need to push him to be more energetic.
2 She thought she was a nurse before she was one. She was barely in school that she thought she was a nurse.
Thank you
1 If your son is lazy, you need to push him to be more energetic.
2 She thought she was a nurse before she was one. She was barely in school that she thought she was a nurse.
Thank you
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1. is fine, though I would use the word "should" in place of "need to" so as not to sound too pushy myself. 2.
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- is fine, though I would use the word "should" in place of "need to" so as not to sound too pushy myself.
- 2.
- Is very hard to interpret.
- What do you mean?
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1. is fine, though I would use the word "should" in place of "need to" so as not to sound too pushy myself.
2. Is very hard to interpret. What do you mean? Do yo mean she knew she wanted to be a nurse long before she became one, or she was acting like or trying to be a nurse even though she wasn't really a nurse? One would reflect a person's long term desire to be something, the other co
2. Is very hard to interpret. What do you mean? Do yo mean she knew she wanted to be a nurse long before she became one, or she was acting like or trying to be a nurse even though she wasn't really a nurse? One would reflect a person's long term desire to be something, the other co
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1. If your son is lazy, you need to motivate/insipire him to become a more active person.
2. She had decided to become a nurse long before she did (become one). She had just started school when she first decided that she wanted to be a nurse.
2. She had decided to become a nurse long before she did (become one). She had just started school when she first decided that she wanted to be a nurse.
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I'm trying to say
she was acting like or trying to be a nurse even though she wasn't really a nurse.
How would you say this then and the first part?
She was barely in school when she took herself for a nurse already.
Thank you
she was acting like or trying to be a nurse even though she wasn't really a nurse.
How would you say this then and the first part?
She was barely in school when she took herself for a nurse already.
Thank you
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1 If your son is lazy, you need to push him to be more active. [also: "If your son is lazy, you need to encourage him to be more energetic." ... many options, depending on what you are trying to say.]
2 She thought she was a nurse before she was one. She was barely in school that she thought she was a nurse.
2 She thought she was a nurse before she was one. She was barely in school that she thought she was a nurse.
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