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Adonis Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Sentences

Hello
Can you help me check these sentences.
Thank you for your help.

There are advantages and disadvantages to accompanying friends or themselves most of their time.

I would rather than spend some time reading books than accompanying friends.

Foreigners who learn English as a second language have to put enough effort in English
  

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Hi Adonis 1 - the 'themselves' and 'most of their time' do not make much sense. 2 - You don't need the first 'than'. 3 - 'enough effort in English' this part does not sound right.

— Nona the brit

  • Hi Adonis 1 - the 'themselves' and 'most of their time' do not make much sense.
  • 2 - You don't need the first 'than'.
  • 3 - 'enough effort in English' this part does not sound right.
  • Think about the use of 'enough' and 'English' in this part.
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Hi Adonis

1 - the 'themselves' and 'most of their time' do not make much sense.

2 - You don't need the first 'than'.

3 - 'enough effort in English' this part does not sound right. Think about the use of 'enough' and 'English' in this part.
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hi nona the brit

Can you help me check these sentences again?
Thank you very much

For people,there are advantages and disadvantages to accompanying friends or themselves most of their time.

Foreigners who learn English as a second language have to put enough effort in English.
I don't konw how to correct this sentence by your suggestion''Think about the u
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Hello, sorry to intrude, but I take it "dis/advantage" can also be followed by "in"?
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