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Ritwik06 Posted 18 years ago
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001.Deepa was visibly upset at the reception she got.02br
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00The reception that 01font00Deepa got visibly upset her.02font02br
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002. I did everything I could to persuade her to sing, but it had no effect.02br
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00Nothing 01font00that I did could persuade her to sing.02font02br
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003. People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.02br
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00If 01font00a person suffers strokes on the left side of the brain, he usually loses his power of speech.02font02br
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004."Meghna, I was going to tidy the flat today, but I didnt have time." confessed Arjun.02br
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00Arjun cofessed to Meghna that 01font00he was going to tidy the flat that day, but he didnt had time.02font02br
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005. Vivek's intention was to help the poor boy.02br
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00Vivek 01font00had the intention of helping the poor boy.02font0-
  

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03. 02br 02br 00If 01font 00a person suffers strokes on the left side of the brain, he usually loses his power of speech. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00The original sentence is about "people" but your sentence mentions only one person.

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  • 02br 02br 00If 01font 00a person suffers strokes on the left side of the brain, he usually loses his power of speech.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00The original sentence is about "people" but your sentence mentions only one person.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I would change it like this: Suffering01u 00 from02u 00 strokes on the left side of the brain, people usually lose their speaking abilities.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Arjun cofessed to Meghna that he was going to tidy the flat that day but he didnt 01u 00have 02u 00time.
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03. People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.02br
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00If 01font00a person suffers strokes on the left side of the brain, he usually loses his power of speech. 02font02br
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01font00The original sentence is about "people" but your sent
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0People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.02br
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01b00I'd write: 01i00If people suffer strokes on the left side of the brain, they usually lose their power of speech.02i02b0-
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0Hi YL, 02br
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00Hmm, the version with "if clause" sounds better but I didn't understand why you omited "from".0-
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0The problem with going to the plural is that you're not sure if it multiple strokes that cause the loss of speech.02br
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00If a person suffers a stroke, loss of speech is likely to result.02br
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00Doll, it's an odd thing. You suffer from a disease, like diabetes, but a stroke is sudden. You suffer a heart attack or a stroke. Suffering from is an ong
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0Thank you GG, I didn't know this.0-
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Your fourth one will be

Arjun confessed to Meghna that he had been going to tidy the flat that day but he had not time.

Your one is wrong.

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Arjun cofessed to Meghna that he was going to tidy the flat that day, but he didnt had time.

It should have been didn't have time instead.

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