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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure

Could you confirm which one is okay of the following sentences?

1. I think it very annoying to study math for one hour after school every day.
2. I think studying math for one hour after school every day very annoying.
3. I think annoying that I study math for one hour after school every day.
4. It is annoying for me to study math for one hour after school every day.

If some sentence is right, can I replace 'very annoying' with 'so much fun' in the sentence?
  

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You should try your own exercise first! We don't need to be tested! I'm happy to help but why don't you tell us your reasoning and then we can build on it? Kind regards, Michael
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I can't understand what you said. As you see, I made all of the above sentences for myself and then I asked you. Why are you thinking I just asked you everything without my own efforts? Also, the reason why I asked those question is to know about one of five basic sentence patterns. It is S-V-DO-OC(Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement). If you read the title and question, I believe y
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I apologise for the misunderstanding. I thought that you had been given these four sentences and you had to choose the correct one. It was not obvious to me that you had written them all. It's fairly common that students ask teachers online to tell them the answers to exercise or exam questions. Obviously, we can do this but it's then not a useful learning exercise.

I'll answer in a m
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1 and 4 are both OK and "so much fun" can replace "very annoying" in both.

I recommend trying this construction as it is natural - I find it + adjective + to + verb e.g. I find it easy to learn English.
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I see. Thank you very much for your help and I am very happy that the misunderstanding is cleared up. Emotion: smile
By the way, how about #2?
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2. I think studying math for one hour after school every day very annoying.

This needs an "is" before "very annoying". I can't remember the name of the kind of clause that "I think (that)" is. However, it's a separate clause which is dependent on the main clause. The main clause does not have a main verb in your sentence.

With this usage of "think", you can say
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lucas21cMy Eglish is not perfect, so it might sound rude or offensive.
Actually, it does sound that way. It sounds angry. It takes some time working in a foreign language before you learn how to say things diplomatically when you're frustrated. Generally, the less you say, the better. Your first two sentences and the fourth would have been enough in this c
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Then, if I follow the usage (2) of 'think', can I correct #2 like the following?

I think it very annoying that I study math for one hour after school every day.
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To CalifJim:

Thanks, CalifJim. It is very helpful and I'll keep your advice in my mind.
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You've followed the syntax correctly but the meaning is not quite right.
"I think it very annoying that I am made to / I have to study math every day,"

You're annoyed with the obligation, not with the mere fact of your own activity.

You could also say : "I think it very annoying to have to study math every day."

In each of the cases, you can replace "think" wit
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