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BMO Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Sentence check
are these correct?
1. Some adults exhibited homosexual tendency when they were at a young age.
2. My family frowns on cohabitations without a marriage.
3. Too much parental controls inhibit children's creative minds.
4. Passengers are prohibited from leaving their seats until the plane has come to a complete stop and the fasten-seat-belt sign has been turned off.
1. Some adults exhibited homosexual tendency when they were at a young age.
2. My family frowns on cohabitations without a marriage.
3. Too much parental controls inhibit children's creative minds.
4. Passengers are prohibited from leaving their seats until the plane has come to a complete stop and the fasten-seat-belt sign has been turned off.
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1. Some adults exhibited homosexual tendencies at a young age. 2.
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- Some adults exhibited homosexual tendencies at a young age.
- 2.
- My family frowns on cohabitation without marriage.
- 3.
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1. Some adults exhibited homosexual tendencies at a young age.
2. My family frowns on cohabitation without marriage. <--you could substitute "before" for "without"
3. Too many parental controls inhibit children's creative development.
4. Passengers are prohibited from leaving their seats until the plane has come to a complete stop and the "Fasten Seatbelts" sign
2. My family frowns on cohabitation without marriage. <--you could substitute "before" for "without"
3. Too many parental controls inhibit children's creative development.
4. Passengers are prohibited from leaving their seats until the plane has come to a complete stop and the "Fasten Seatbelts" sign
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Not bad at all!
Let's do the real mistakes first:
In sentence 3, you have "much ... controls". You need "many ... controls". "much" goes with a singular noun; "many" with a plural.
In sentence 1, "homosexual tendencies" is what you need to write. A singular noun ("tendency") can't occur without a determiner ("a", "the", etc.).
The others are just minor d
Let's do the real mistakes first:
In sentence 3, you have "much ... controls". You need "many ... controls". "much" goes with a singular noun; "many" with a plural.
In sentence 1, "homosexual tendencies" is what you need to write. A singular noun ("tendency") can't occur without a determiner ("a", "the", etc.).
The others are just minor d
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Ah, yes. I skipped that one, and haogide caught it!
"cohabitation" is a noncount noun. As such, no plurals allowed!
It is noncount because you are talking about "the practice of cohabitation" (in general) or "the state of cohabitation" (in general), not (specific) "instances of cohabitation".
I know that count/noncount problems can be difficult and that sometimes explan
"cohabitation" is a noncount noun. As such, no plurals allowed!
It is noncount because you are talking about "the practice of cohabitation" (in general) or "the state of cohabitation" (in general), not (specific) "instances of cohabitation".
I know that count/noncount problems can be difficult and that sometimes explan
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thanks. it is one of my weak areas - the noncount noun. i will try more. i think it is in general or not.
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okay, two more tries:
1. Rampage loggings have destroyed Bengal tiger's habitats in South Asia.
2. The first inhabitants of Taiwan, known as the Natives who comprise less than 2% of the Island's population, are believed to have migrated from islands south of Taiwan thousands of years earlier than the Chinese settlers.
1. Rampage loggings have destroyed Bengal tiger's habitats in South Asia.
2. The first inhabitants of Taiwan, known as the Natives who comprise less than 2% of the Island's population, are believed to have migrated from islands south of Taiwan thousands of years earlier than the Chinese settlers.
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1. Rampage logging has destroyed the habitat of the Bengal tigers in South Asia.
2. The first inhabitants of Taiwan, known as Natives, comprise less than two percent of the island's population, and they are believed to have migrated from islands south of Taiwan thousands of years before the first Chinese settlers came to the island.
I hope that helps.
-Haoqide
2. The first inhabitants of Taiwan, known as Natives, comprise less than two percent of the island's population, and they are believed to have migrated from islands south of Taiwan thousands of years before the first Chinese settlers came to the island.
I hope that helps.
-Haoqide
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thanks. I don't know what to do with the non-count noun, singular and plural, etc. where do I start? I think my problems are article and non-count nouns.
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is this correct? ignore the capitals etc.
the renaissance was a point in time where learning and reforming was a key to a better future.
thanks
the renaissance was a point in time where learning and reforming was a key to a better future.
thanks
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Examples of the most common combinations.
Noncount: "butter"
Count: "book"
A star [*] at the beginning of the word(s) means "Wrong!"
butter | *a butter | the butter | some butter
*book | a book | the book | *some book
books | *a books | the books | some books
Under special circumstances "a butter" and "some book" are possible, but if
Noncount: "butter"
Count: "book"
A star [*] at the beginning of the word(s) means "Wrong!"
butter | *a butter | the butter | some butter
*book | a book | the book | *some book
books | *a books | the books | some books
Under special circumstances "a butter" and "some book" are possible, but if
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