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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
two dependent clauses in the same sentence
It is very hard to think she misunderstands me because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a lot of sense of humor, although she is not as clever as I thought.
Is the above sentence correct?
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Is the above sentence correct?
Thank you
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Hi, It is very hard to think she misunderstands me because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a lot of sense of humor, although she is not as clever as I thought. You can say It is very hard to think she misunderstands me ,because she is a smart girl, although she is not as clever as I thought. The problem with what you wrote is that you have a lot of other 'stuff' between these two last clauses, so their contrasting nature is a little hard to see.
- Hi, It is very hard to think she misunderstands me because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a lot of sense of humor, although she is not as clever as I thought.
- You can say It is very hard to think she misunderstands me ,because she is a smart girl, although she is not as clever as I thought.
- The problem with what you wrote is that you have a lot of other 'stuff' between these two last clauses, so their contrasting nature is a little hard to see.
- You woud improve it by writing It is very hard to think she misunderstands me, because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a strong sense of humor.
- However, she is not as clever as I thought.
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Hi,
It is very hard to think she misunderstands me because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a lot of sense of humor, although she is not as clever as I thought.
You can say It is very hard to think she misunderstands me ,because she is a smart girl, although she is not as clever as I thought. Th
It is very hard to think she misunderstands me because she is a smart and pretty girl who has a lot of sense of humor, although she is not as clever as I thought.
You can say It is very hard to think she misunderstands me ,because she is a smart girl, although she is not as clever as I thought. Th
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Yes, Clive,I agree with you.
Much easier to understand in your way.
Much easier to understand in your way.
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HugemoleWow good explaination. Thank you!explanation, not explaination
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Hi Clive,
Can you help me with my English?
Many thanks in advance!
Sunny
P.S:My email address: (deleted by moderator)
Can you help me with my English?
Many thanks in advance!
Sunny
P.S:My email address: (deleted by moderator)
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Hi Sunny,
Sure. Just post your questions here, and I or ont of the others will try to give you helpful comments.
We like to do it in the Forum, not by private email, because everyone can read and learn from discussions that are on the Forum.
Sure. Just post your questions here, and I or ont of the others will try to give you helpful comments.
We like to do it in the Forum, not by private email, because everyone can read and learn from discussions that are on the Forum.
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Hi Clive,
I see, thanks for your kind support.
Actually, I want to learn more about the standard original English. In my country, we always use English in our own way,we call it Chinglish.Mostly we are not so concrete and accurate in our expressions.
For instance, when we are talking about something in English, we often use simple common words and sometimes describe simp
I see, thanks for your kind support.
Actually, I want to learn more about the standard original English. In my country, we always use English in our own way,we call it Chinglish.Mostly we are not so concrete and accurate in our expressions.
For instance, when we are talking about something in English, we often use simple common words and sometimes describe simp
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Hi Sunny,
I understand what you mean about Chinglish. However, don't think that using simple, common words is always a bad thing, becuase it's always good to keep your language as clear and simple as possible.
If you have any Chinglish expressions you'd like us to make suggestions about, please just post them, OK?
I understand what you mean about Chinglish. However, don't think that using simple, common words is always a bad thing, becuase it's always good to keep your language as clear and simple as possible.
If you have any Chinglish expressions you'd like us to make suggestions about, please just post them, OK?
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