Rules of a game

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Can an expert take a look, and correct the grammar.

In the game you have to decorate and renovate your house. If it was easy it wouldn't be any fun.

What is considered correct?

Struggling to make your house nice is what fun about the game.
Struggling to make your house nice is what makes the game so fun.
Struggling to make your house nice is the fun part the game.

please correct rules.

As you progress through the levels, your house gets bigger. With every level your house gets bigger.
On level one, your house is small, level 2 your house gets a bit bigger, level 3 little bigger and so on.
The higher the level though, the more points you need to accumulate to get to the next level.

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

Here are my suggestions.

In the game you have to decorate and renovate your house. If it was easy it wouldn't be any fun.
[Add commas] In the game, you have to decorate and renovate your house. If it was easy, it wouldn't be any fun.

I would change your sentences thus:
Struggling to make your house nice is what is fun about the game.
Struggling to make your house nice is what makes the game so much fun.
Struggling to make your house nice is the fun part the game. [Okay, but flat.]
My choice would be the middle sentence.

As you progress through the levels, your house gets bigger. (Fine as is) For the rest, I would skip the second sentence which simply repeats the idea of the first. And I would break up the other sentences.

On level one, your house is small. On level two, your house gets a bit bigger [or: is a little bigger].
On level three, it is even bigger, and so on.
However, the higher the level, the more points you need to accumulate to get to the next level.

Hope this helps.

Anonymous · Answer

Struggling to make your house nice is what is fun about the game.
Struggling to make your house nice is what makes the game so much fun.
Struggling to make your house nice is the fun part the game. [Okay, but flat.]
My choice would be the middle sentence.

Are they all grammatical now even though you would choose the middle sentence

Do you by any chance know the game show the price is right?
If you didn't know it, is this a good explanation?
The price is right is a game show where you have to guess the price of an item. The one who guesses closest to the real price wins the item.
If you guess the price of the car within plus or minus 1000 dollars, you win it. If the car is worth $17,500 you have to guess between 17,000 and 18,000 to win.

Have a good day and thank you

Doctor D · Answer

Are they all grammatical now even though you would choose the middle sentence?
Yes.

Do you by any chance know the game show the price is right?
If you didn't know it, is this a good explanation?
The price is right is a game show where you have to guess the price of an item. The one who guesses closest to the real price wins the item.
If you guess the price of the car within plus or minus 1000 dollars, you win it. If the car is worth $17,500 you have to guess between 17,000 and 18,000 to win.
Are you sure I haven't already answered this question?

The Price is Right is a game show where you have to guess the price of an item. The one who guesses closest to the real price wins the item. [Okay with capitalization of proper nouns.]
If you guess the price of the car within plus or minus 1000 dollars, you win it. If the car is worth $17,500 you have to guess between 17,000 and 18,000 to win. [Again, the range is wrong. Plus or minus a thousand dollars gives you a range of two thousand dollars. So you could guess any number between $16,500 and $18,500 and win the car. If the range is actually a thousand dollars, then you must guess the price of the car plus or minus $500. Clear? "If your guess is within $500, plus or minus, of the actual price of the car, you win it."]

Anonymous · Answer

I am pretty sure

What I was worried about is the 'guesses closest to the real price' part. is that what you would say in this context?

Would you have to use either one or the other, or both in the same sentence like #3
#1 If you guess the price of the car within $500, you win it. You have to guess any number between $17,000 and $18,000.
#2 If you guess the price of the car, plus or minus $500, you win it. You have to guess any number between $17,000 and $18,000.
#3 If you guess the price within $500, plus or minus, of the actual price of the car, you win it. You have to guess any number between $17,000 and $18,000.

Do you know about volts and voltage?
I looking at the wiki page of 'voltage' is it volts also. Maybe I need to ask a science person.

What is voltage? Is it current? Does appliance have voltage? I don't know which words to use and if voltage changes? Can you tell me?

The voltage volts of the appliance is too high. The fuse will blow.
The voltage volts of the appliance is too high. The fuse will blow.
Do appliances (consumes/draw) too high a (voltage/current). The fuse will blow if so.
Can an appliance consume/draw more voltage than another appliance or does the amount of voltage drawn/consumed not change?

One other question is if this make any sense,
I was sitting at an angle watching tv. On the wall opposite the television was a mirror. I used the mirror to watch TV as I could see the screen better that way. I looked at the TV's reflection in the mirror as I could see it better that way.

Are you a teacher of English by the way because you explain so well?
Have a wonderful day or night.

Doctor D · Answer

I think any of the three sentences would work, but the "plus or minus" wording does make it a little awkward.
Perhaps a rewording of #1 would be best:
If you guess the price of the car within $500, you win it. So if the car costs $17,500, your guess must fall between $17,000 and $18,000.

Electrical terminology is not my field of expertise, so I suggest you raise the question separately.
However, I am fairly sure that "voltage" is not the term you want.
You could get around the problem by using less specialized terms.
"If an appliance creates too heavy an electrical demand, the fuse will blow."
And, yes, each appliance draws its own level of electricity. It takes more current to power a washing machine than it does a light bulb. That should be obvious. The problem comes when all the appliances on a single electrical circuit have a combined demand that is greater than the supply of electricity available.

I was sitting at an angle watching tv. On the wall opposite the television was a mirror. I used the mirror to watch TV as I could see the screen better that way. I looked at the TV's reflection in the mirror as I could see it better that way.

First, you have two ideas. 1) You are watching TV. 2) You are sitting at an angle to the TV set. I would reword the first sentence to clarify this two-ness or drop one of the ideas until later. As follows:
I was sitting at an angle to the TV. A mirror was on the wall opposite the television. I found that I could see the screen better by looking at the TV's reflection in the mirror than by watching it directly. [Note the use of parallel forms]
If you want to keep both ideas in the opening sentence: While watching TV, I was sitting at an angle to the set.

I did a little teaching long ago, but mostly I know about language because I am a writer and I need to know how it works.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi, I had asked a similar sentences above

Would you kindly tell me how to say the following

You said plus minus isn't good. But I went to a fair where there was a game where you, this was the following game. Is this how you would have said it?
I have to guess your weight plus or minus 10 pounds, or your age plus or minus 4 years if I'm right you lose, if I'm wrong you get a stuffed animal.

Is this nicely explained
The point of this game is to vote for the best dancer and to do that, the panel of judges select a video that the dancer will dance to and their moves have to be as closely matched to the artist's dance moves in the clip. The candidate that copies the artist the best wins.

Can you say if the following are nicely explained?
My pediatrician said that I should wait a minute per month lived before going to see what he wants. If he is 2 months old, wait 2 minutes if he is 4 months old wait 4 minutes. He should stop crying before that.

There are 100 people before/ahead of me in line with 10 windows. Its as if there were 10 people and one window./ To put that into perspective, its as f there were 10 people ahead of me and only one window available.

You're on level 30 and need to get to level 60. [to put in perspective] It's as if you were on level 1 and needed to get to 30.
Percentile

How would you ask and answer : What percentile did you place in the exam? I placed 3rd in the exam.
Is this answer correct and what would be the question? I placed in the 90th percentile.

-->In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you graduate in. There are ranges. The top of the class get to pick, and as you go down the list, your choices get smaller as to what you can do. The bottom of the class goes to police circulation.
In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you are graduate put in based on your exam score. There are ranges. The top of the class get to pick, and as you go down the list, your choices get smaller as to what you can do. The bottom of the class goes to police circulation.
In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you graduate in. If you graduate top of the class, you get to choice what you want to do, if you graduate middle of the class, your choice are restrained. If you graduate bottom of your class, you most likely have no choice but to do circulation. Your position all depends on where you graduate in your class.

Is regard or respect correct? His sister is hospitalized. We send out prayers for him in that regard/respect.
Since there is no one on the team that can score, he had to pick up the slack in that regard/respect.

Thanks

Doctor D · Answer

Here are my suggestions:

1)
Would you kindly tell me how to say the following
You said plus minus isn't good. But I went to a fair where there was a game where you, this was the following game. Is this how you would have said it?
I have to guess your weight plus or minus 10 pounds, or your age plus or minus 4 years if I'm right you lose, if I'm wrong you get a stuffed animal.
Okay, in this case you are not trying to give the range also. You are just saying that your guess has to be correct, give or take 10 pounds or 4 years. However, you need to punctuate differently:
"I have to guess your weight, plus or minus 10 pounds, or your age, plus or minus 4 years. If I'm right, you lose; if I'm wrong, you get a stuffed animal."

2)
Is this nicely explained
The point of this game is to vote for the best dancer and to do that, the panel of judges select a video that the dancer will dance to and their moves have to be as closely matched to the artist's dance moves in the clip. The candidate that copies the artist the best wins.
Nearly right, although I would break up the long sentences for clarity.
The point of this game is to vote for the best dancer. To do that, the panel of judges select a video that the dancer will dance to. Their moves have to be as closely matched to the artist's dance moves in the clip. The candidate that copies the artist the best wins.

3)
Can you say if the following are nicely explained?
My pediatrician said that I should wait a minute per month lived before going to see what he wants. If he is 2 months old, wait 2 minutes if he is 4 months old wait 4 minutes. He should stop crying before that.
I would switch the wording around to put the proposed action first.
My pediatrician said that before going to see what he [the infant] wants, I should wait one minute for each month old that the child is. If he is two months old, wait two minutes; if he is four months old, wait four minutes. He should stop crying before that time.

There are 100 people before/ahead of me in line with 10 windows. Its as if there were 10 people and one window./ To put that into perspective, its as f there were 10 people ahead of me and only one window available.
Needs more explanation.
There are a hundred people ahead of me in line and ten windows to serve them. To put that into perspective, it's as if there were only ten people ahead of me but also only one window available to serve them.

You're on level 30 and need to get to level 60. [to put in perspective] It's as if you were on level 1 and needed to get to 30.
Does this need explanation? However: You're on level 30 and need to get to level 60. It's the same task as if you were starting on level 1 and needed to get to level 30.

4)
Percentile

How would you ask and answer : What percentile did you place in the exam? I placed 3rd in the exam.
Is this answer correct and what would be the question? I placed in the 90th percentile.
I placed 3rd in the exam does not tell you what percentile you were in. You need to know the number of test takers before you can have a percentage of them. Clear?

-->In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you graduate in. There are ranges. The top of the class get to pick, and as you go down the list, your choices get smaller as to what you can do. The bottom of the class goes to police circulation.
In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you are graduate put in based on your exam score. There are ranges. The top of the class get to pick, and as you go down the list, your choices get smaller as to what you can do. The bottom of the class goes to police circulation.
In the police academy, The position you get depends on the percentile you graduate in. If you graduate top of the class, you get to choice what you want to do, if you graduate middle of the class, your choice are restrained. If you graduate bottom of your class, you most likely have no choice but to do circulation. Your position all depends on where you graduate in your class.

Here is one version that works for me:
In the police academy, the position you get depends on what percentile you graduate in. If you graduate at the top of the class, you get to choose what you want to do. If you graduate in the middle of the class, your choices are limited. If you graduate at the bottom of your class, you most likely have no choice but to do circulation. Your position totally depends on your class standing.

5)
Is regard or respect correct? His sister is hospitalized. We send out prayers for him in that regard/respect.
Since there is no one on the team that can score, he had to pick up the slack in that regard/respect.
The phrases are pretty much interchangeable.

Anonymous · Answer

for 1 would you favor 'give or take 10 pounds' or plus minus 10 pounds'?
for 2, this is same type of sentence but is 'as' needed like above: This game was as close as it could have gotten been. Had it been any closer the team would have lost.
for 3, is 'put into perspective' redundant?
for 5, is this very natural or stilted : His sister is hospitalized. We send out prayers for him in that regard/respect.

Thanks, Could I ask you some pregnancy related sentences that are important for me please?

Are these correct in you opinion?

-Too big an age difference of 2 children isn't good.

-I'm not that far along. I'm only 2 months pregnant.

I've been trying to put the question correctly and answer. Is this how to say it?
How does the know whether it's a boy or a girl? The doctor knows whether it's a girl or a boy by whether it has male genitals or not.
How can the doctor tell whether it's a boy or a girl? The doctor can tell whether it's a girl or a boy by whether it has male genitals or not.
How do you know if he is sick? I know whether he is sick by whether he is showing symptoms.

Is follow the correct verb?
He's the doctor that follows me for my pregnancy.

I had a few other questions if it is ok.

Is this correct?
It's the next street to the left.
Is the verb deserve correct? for or over would you use?
No one deserves to have a loved one taken from them.
I didn't do anything to deserve to die [over/for].

Can you quickly go over my way to express the sentences please, I hope most are correctly wrote.
Can you say 'get numb to'?
You get numb to just how big the players are in the NBA because I'm surrounded by them but when you can really see the difference compared to high school players.

Is this correct? 'drag out'? Did I say the thought correctly?
The Superbowl is dragged out by the long halftime show and all the commercial breaks. If they wanted to, they could air the game in under 2 hours, Instead it last 4 hours.
This sentence is how to write, did I do a good job?
This is one of the sport where the favorite is favored more than in any other sport. Rarely do favorites lose and if so they lose less often than in any other sport.
Does it make sense?
An advertisement and commerical aren't exactly the same thing in that an advertisement has a broader. It can be a television or newspaper advertissement whereas a commercial is a television ad.

How do I use to perfection?

I need to shot better to a perfection if I am to become a professional player.

Is subjunctive natural? It's better that the TV works than the computer so I'll fix the tv first.
You should have ____. Just because she is spanish doesn't mean she's the maid. She could be the wife. [prejudgment or apriori or stereotype?]
How can I use stereotype and stereotypical in a sentence?
Is a hooked nose a stereotype of a Jew?
Is a hooked nose a jewish stereotype?
Is a hooked nose a jewish feature?
Is a hooked nose a jewish stereotypical feature?
Is a hooked nose a stereotypical physical feature of a Jew?

Is this what I tell someone if they slam it : Close the door softly and hard.

Thank you for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

Happy belate new year to you

Anonymous · Answer

Could you please clarify this for me?

I see what you mean but is the question correct?
What percentile did you place/get in the exam?/ What percentile were you in in the exam?

for 1 would you favor 'give or take 10 pounds' or plus minus 10 pounds'?
for 2, this is same type of sentence but is 'as' needed like above: This game was as close as it could have gotten been. Had it been any closer the team would have lost.
for 3, is 'put into perspective' redundant?
for 5, is this very natural or stilted : His sister is hospitalized. We send out prayers for him in that regard/respect.

Thanks, Could I ask you some pregnancy related sentences that are important for me please? I have tried my best to correct it, could you please tell me my mistakes. I think most are correct.

Are these correct in you opinion?
-Too big an age difference of 2 children isn't good.
-I'm not that far along. I'm only 2 months pregnant.

I've been trying to put the question correctly and answer. Is this how to say it?
How does the doctor know whether it's a boy or a girl? The doctor knows whether it's a girl or a boy by whether it has male genitals or not.
How can the doctor tell whether it's a boy or a girl? The doctor can tell whether it's a girl or a boy by whether it has male genitals or not.
How do you know if he is sick? I know whether he is sick by whether he is showing symptoms.

Is follow the correct verb?
He's the doctor that follows me for my pregnancy.

I had a few other questions if it is ok.

Is this correct?
It's the next street to/on the left.
Is the verb deserve correct? for or over would you use?
No one deserves to have a loved one taken from them.
I didn't do anything to deserve to die [over/for].

Can you quickly go over my way to express the sentences please, I hope most are correctly wrote.
Can you say 'get numb to'?
You get numb to just how big the players are in the NBA because I'm surrounded by them but when you can really see the difference compared to high school players.

Is this correct? 'drag out'? Did I say the thought correctly?
The Superbowl is dragged out by the long halftime show and all the commercial breaks. If they wanted to, they could air the game in under 2 hours, Instead it last 4 hours.
This sentence is how to write, did I do a good job?
This is one of the sport where the favorite is favored more than in any other sport. Rarely do favorites lose and if so they lose less often than in any other sport.
Does it make sense?
An advertisement and commerical aren't exactly the same thing in that an advertisement has a broader. It can be a television or newspaper advertissement whereas a commercial is a television ad.

How do I use to perfection?

I need to shoot better to a perfection if I am to become a professional player.

Is subjunctive natural? It's better that the TV works than the computer so I'll fix the tv first.

You shouldn't have ____. Just because she is from x country doesn't mean she's the maid. She could be the wife. [prejudgment or apriori or stereotype?]
How can I use stereotype and stereotypical in a sentence?
Is a hooked nose a stereotype of a X person?
Is a hooked nose a x person's stereotype?
Is a hooked nose a x person's feature?
Is a hooked nose a x person's stereotypical feature?
Is a hooked nose a stereotypical physical feature of a x person?

Is this what I tell someone if they slam it : Close the door softly and hard.

Thank you for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

Have a wonderful day

Doctor D · Answer

These should be included in a brand new question, not one added to a very old question.
However, I will do a quick answer on the old questions:

Could you please clarify this for me?
I see what you mean but is the question correct?
What percentile did you place/get in the exam?/ What percentile were you in in the exam?
Several ways to say this: In what percentile was your placement on the exam?

for 1 would you favor 'give or take 10 pounds' or plus minus 10 pounds'? [Either one.]
for 2, this is same type of sentence but is 'as' needed like above: This game was as close as it could have gotten been. Had it been any closer the team would have lost.
This game was as close as possible. OR This game was as close as it could be.
for 3, is 'put into perspective' redundant? [It could be left out, but that is a stylistic decision, not a grammatical question.]
for 5, is this very natural or stilted : His sister is hospitalized. We send out prayers for him in that regard/respect.

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