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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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short composition

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00Another short composition passage for 1st-year students. Could someone please edit it. Thank you in advance.02br
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00One afternoon, Mike was waiting for a bus when he saw a purse under a seat at the bus stop. He picked up the purse, opened it and saw that there was an identity card and some money in it. At first, he wanted to keep the money, but he later decided that he should take it to the police station. His mother has often advised him not to keep things that do not belong to him.02br
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01b00When Mike00 arrived 00at the police station, he informed a police officer that he had found a purse. He then showed him the purse. Just then, a young woman stepped into the police station to report that she had lost a purse. The police officer then asked her what her purse looked like. As he was now quite sure that the purse belonged00 00to her, he asked her for her name, identity card number and address.00 00As what she said was the same as stated in the identity card, the police officer was convinced that she was the owner of the purse. He asked Mike to write a report about his discovery of the purse. She also asked the woman to write a report about the 00loss00 of her purse. After that, he returned the purse to the woman, who thanked Mike repeatedly and praised him for his honesty.02b0-
  

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02br 00Here you go:02br 02br 00One afternoon, Mike was waiting at the bus stop when he suddenly caught sight of a purse under a seat. He picked it up, opened it, and saw there were an identity card and some money in it. 02br 02br 01i 00 02i 02br 02br 01b 00When Mike00 arrived00, he told a police officer what had happened.

  • 02br 00Here you go:02br 02br 00One afternoon, Mike was waiting at the bus stop when he suddenly caught sight of a purse under a seat.
  • He picked it up, opened it, and saw there were an identity card and some money in it.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00 02i 02br 02br 01b 00When Mike00 arrived00, he told a police officer what had happened.
  • He then proceeded to show the officer the lost property exactly the moment when a young woman came in to report she had lost her purse .
  • The officer asked her what her purse looked like.
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0 Hi Yong,02br
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00I have made some alterations.02br
00Here you go:02br
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00One afternoon, Mike was waiting at the bus stop when he suddenly caught sight of a purse under a seat. He picked it up, opened it, and saw there were an identity card and some money in it. At first, he wanted to keep the money, but bearing in mind his mother's adv
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0 Thanks, Incho. But this composition is meant for 1st-year students. Your amended version seems to be for students who have had six years of education. Do you agree? 0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Thanks, Incho. But this composition is meant for 1st-year students. Your amended version seems to be for students who have had six years of education. Do you agree?12blockquote
10I have less than four, Yong.0-
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0Less than four? Less than 4 children? Less that 4 years of education? What do you mean?02br
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00 I didn't mean to offend you if I did. You've done a great job, but I think 1st-year students will find difficulty understanding the amended version. I would like to make it suitable for their level.02br
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00Once again I would like to thank you for your g

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