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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
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sentence check :D

0 Help me check whether it's alright/grammatical02br
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00It is the school requiring me to use windows based notebook 02br
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00Thanks 0-
  

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0These versions would be 01i00all right02i00.02br
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00It is the school that is requiring me to use a Windows-based notebook.02br
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00It is a school requirement that I use a Windows-based notebook.02br
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00The school requires that I use a Windows-based notebook.0-
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0 does it mean mine doesn't sound grammatical? 02br
00I mean i heard people say: it's him coming home0-
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0 Hi Anewcomer02br
00You could use one of these:02br
001. It is the school (that is) requiring me to use a Windows-based notebook. 02br
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002. The school requires/is requiring me to use a Windows-based notebook.02br
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00The context for the use of the first sentence would be pretty limited. The first sentence might be used in
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0It's not that it's not grammatical (although it would be improved with the addition of "that is" after school) but it's not natural, unless someone said "What is requiring you to use a Windows-based notebook, and make sure you answer in a full sentence!"0-
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0 Thanks Grammar Geek and Yankee02br
00But seriously i hear a lot of those kind of "phrase" used by the native speaker, especially from those hollywood movies 0-
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0 Hi Anewcomer02br
00I did not say the structure was wrong. However, you do need to add the word 'a', capitalize the word 'Windows' and also add a hyphen. The words I put in parentheses are for your information only. Those words do not necessarily have to be in the sentence. However, in your 01u00particular02u00 sentence, adding 'that is' sounds a little mo

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