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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Could you confirm whether the following sentences are okay?..It's very important for me..I have an exam and i'm afraid about it.
1. When we finally got there, most of the other guests HAVE already LEFT.
2.Mayonnaise, WHICH is made with egg yolk, olive oil and a little
vinegar, is a French invention.
3.What MADE he start training as a sushi chef?
4.MORE AND MORE people around the world are suffering from allergies.
5.She was afraid because she HAS NEVER BEEN on a plane before.
6.When I was in the UK I SHOULD buy a new plug so that I could recharge my mobile phone.
7. There’s a rumour circulating in the college that Mark HAS BROKEN UP WITH Susan
8. Sometimes our teacher makes deliberate mistakes and want THAT WE IDENTIFY them.
9.They HAVE BEEN STUDYING at university for several years now
10. Don’t say a word to him about the party. It HAS SUPPOSED to be a surprise.
11.If penicillin HADN'T BEEN DISCOVERED , many people probably won’t be alive today.
12. One 19th century inventor WHOSE inventions are less known than
Edison’s is Granville Woods.
13. I would have been able to finish this assignment if I HAD HAD more time.
14. There won’t be anywhere for her to sleep unless we DON'T BUY
a sofa-bed.
15. My father always told us that we should be able to look AFTER
ourselves.
16. Who TAUGHT you to ride a bicycle?
17.In our library all books MUST BE RETURNED within three weeks
18. how LONG is since you last heard from him?
19.What do you think transport will BE LIKE in the future?
20.I would certainly do my best for him if i HAD the opportunity
21.This wollen material MUST be dry-cleaned: it will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
22. If you like modern art, you SHOULD really visit the new exhibition at the museum.
Thanks a lot!
1. When we finally got there, most of the other guests HAVE already LEFT.
2.Mayonnaise, WHICH is made with egg yolk, olive oil and a little
vinegar, is a French invention.
3.What MADE he start training as a sushi chef?
4.MORE AND MORE people around the world are suffering from allergies.
5.She was afraid because she HAS NEVER BEEN on a plane before.
6.When I was in the UK I SHOULD buy a new plug so that I could recharge my mobile phone.
7. There’s a rumour circulating in the college that Mark HAS BROKEN UP WITH Susan
8. Sometimes our teacher makes deliberate mistakes and want THAT WE IDENTIFY them.
9.They HAVE BEEN STUDYING at university for several years now
10. Don’t say a word to him about the party. It HAS SUPPOSED to be a surprise.
11.If penicillin HADN'T BEEN DISCOVERED , many people probably won’t be alive today.
12. One 19th century inventor WHOSE inventions are less known than
Edison’s is Granville Woods.
13. I would have been able to finish this assignment if I HAD HAD more time.
14. There won’t be anywhere for her to sleep unless we DON'T BUY
a sofa-bed.
15. My father always told us that we should be able to look AFTER
ourselves.
16. Who TAUGHT you to ride a bicycle?
17.In our library all books MUST BE RETURNED within three weeks
18. how LONG is since you last heard from him?
19.What do you think transport will BE LIKE in the future?
20.I would certainly do my best for him if i HAD the opportunity
21.This wollen material MUST be dry-cleaned: it will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
22. If you like modern art, you SHOULD really visit the new exhibition at the museum.
Thanks a lot!
Top answer
Anonymous 1. When we finally got there, most of the other guests HAVE had already LEFT. The present perfect (have left) links the present to the past, so it doesn't work in that sentence.
- Anonymous 1.
- When we finally got there, most of the other guests HAVE had already LEFT.
- The present perfect (have left) links the present to the past, so it doesn't work in that sentence.
- The past perfect (had left) is used to indicate a past event that occurred before another one.
- What MADE he start training as a sushi chef?
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Anonymous1. When we finally got there, most of the other guestsThe present perfect (have left) links the present to the past, so it doesn't work in that sentence. The past perfect (had left) is used to indicate a past event that occurred before another one.HAVEhad already LEFT.
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Hello teechr, I got few questions while reading your answers.
6. "When I was in the UK, I should have bought a new plug so that I could have recharged my mobile phone."
6. "If I was in the UK, I should buy a new plug so that I could recharge my mobile phone."
15. My father always TELL us that we should be able to look after ourselves.
Are the above sentences not correct
6. "When I was in the UK, I should have bought a new plug so that I could have recharged my mobile phone."
6. "If I was in the UK, I should buy a new plug so that I could recharge my mobile phone."
15. My father always TELL us that we should be able to look after ourselves.
Are the above sentences not correct
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vkr60786. "If I was in the UK, Ishouldwould buy a new plug so that I could recharge my mobile phone."
vkr607815. My father always TELL us that we should be able to look after ourselves."Tell" doesn't work in that sentence. Use "tells", "told", "is always te
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