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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
sentence correctness
Dear teachers,
Are the following sentences correct ?
1. You're not going to miss the train. There's a little time before it leaves.
2. There were so many mistakes in her exam paper that she has failed.
Thank you for your help,
Hela
Are the following sentences correct ?
1. You're not going to miss the train. There's a little time before it leaves.
2. There were so many mistakes in her exam paper that she has failed.
Thank you for your help,
Hela
Top answer
Hello, Hela! I'm not sure for the first one; all I can say is that I would write "You still have some time before it leaves", but it doesn't mean your version is wrong. A native will come & tell you.
- Hello, Hela!
- I'm not sure for the first one; all I can say is that I would write "You still have some time before it leaves", but it doesn't mean your version is wrong.
- A native will come & tell you.
- As to the second one, I think you need to agree the tenses: "There were so many mistakes ...
- that she failed", or "There are so many mistakes ...
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Hello, Hela!
I'm not sure for the first one; all I can say is that I would write "You still have some time before it leaves", but it doesn't mean your version is wrong. A native will come & tell you.
As to the second one, I think you need to agree the tenses: "There were so many mistakes ... that she failed", or "There are so many mistakes ... that she has failed".
I'm not sure for the first one; all I can say is that I would write "You still have some time before it leaves", but it doesn't mean your version is wrong. A native will come & tell you.
As to the second one, I think you need to agree the tenses: "There were so many mistakes ... that she failed", or "There are so many mistakes ... that she has failed".
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Hi Pieanne,
I agree with you as for the second sentence but I found it written that way so I just wanted to make sure.
For the first one, let's wait for another answer.
I agree with you as for the second sentence but I found it written that way so I just wanted to make sure.
For the first one, let's wait for another answer.
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Hello Hela, hello Pieanne
I find the first example not so much ungrammatical as slightly inconsistent.
1. You're not going to miss the train. There's a little time before it leaves.
The first part has a sense of determination on the speaker's part that the addressee won't miss the train. Cf.
2. Don't worry. You're not going to miss the train. I'll make s
I find the first example not so much ungrammatical as slightly inconsistent.
1. You're not going to miss the train. There's a little time before it leaves.
The first part has a sense of determination on the speaker's part that the addressee won't miss the train. Cf.
2. Don't worry. You're not going to miss the train. I'll make s
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