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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of Pronouns
Hello,
I would like to know what is the correct use of pronouns in the situation below.
I am describing myself to an employer.
I am flexible, have a keen eye for detail, have my own method of transport and am legally allowed to work in UK.
Is this correct? Or should I use the personal pronoun before every auxiliary verb?
Could I write this sentence in a better way?
Thanks a lot,
Paulo
I would like to know what is the correct use of pronouns in the situation below.
I am describing myself to an employer.
I am flexible, have a keen eye for detail, have my own method of transport and am legally allowed to work in UK.
Is this correct? Or should I use the personal pronoun before every auxiliary verb?
Could I write this sentence in a better way?
Thanks a lot,
Paulo
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as for me you can write "in the UK" as well as "in UK" - both are correct. But according to google they usually write "in the UK"... As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article( the ) should be used...
- as for me you can write "in the UK" as well as "in UK" - both are correct.
- But according to google they usually write "in the UK"...
- As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article( the ) should be used...
- so that you should write "in the UK"(as it is abbreviation of the United Kingdom(2 words)) and "in England"(1 word).
- It should be noted that according to the rule it seems to be correct to write "in the Great Britain" insted of "in Great Britain" but Great Britain is one of the exceptions to the rule which should be used without definite article.
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as for me you can write "in the UK" as well as "in UK" - both are correct. But according to google they usually write "in the UK"...
As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article(the) should be used... so that you should write "in the UK"(as it is abbreviation of the United Kingdom(2 words)) and "in Engl
As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article(the) should be used... so that you should write "in the UK"(as it is abbreviation of the United Kingdom(2 words)) and "in Engl
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Hiya.
I think your sentence reads very well exactly as it is. There is no need to keep repeating the personal pronoun because you've already established you're the subject of the sentence and are describing yourself.
I agree with the other poster about writing "in the UK" not "in UK". I had no idea there was a rule about it, but it all now makes sense to me!
Good luck
I think your sentence reads very well exactly as it is. There is no need to keep repeating the personal pronoun because you've already established you're the subject of the sentence and are describing yourself.
I agree with the other poster about writing "in the UK" not "in UK". I had no idea there was a rule about it, but it all now makes sense to me!
Good luck
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AnonymousI am describing myself to an employer.You have two different kinds of information here, so it would be better to separate this into two sentences. You have your personal characteristics.
I am flexible, have a keen eye for detail, have my own method of transport and am legally allowed to work in UK.
I am flexible and have a keen eye f
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Hi,
As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article(the) should be used... so that you should write "in the UK"(as it is abbreviation of the United Kingdom(2 words)) and "in England"(1 word).
I've never heard of this rule, and it does not s
As for me it is because of the rule that if the name of the state consists of two(or more) words the definite article(the) should be used... so that you should write "in the UK"(as it is abbreviation of the United Kingdom(2 words)) and "in England"(1 word).
I've never heard of this rule, and it does not s
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We have this rule in RusEnglish:
Ex: the Russian Federation, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Belarus, Germany, France, India ....
Exceptions to the rule: Great Britain, New Zealand ...
I thought it's ok that there are many exceptions to the rule as I suppose that languages aren't 'exact' sciencies (and there are always many exceptions to the ru
Ex: the Russian Federation, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Belarus, Germany, France, India ....
Exceptions to the rule: Great Britain, New Zealand ...
I thought it's ok that there are many exceptions to the rule as I suppose that languages aren't 'exact' sciencies (and there are always many exceptions to the ru
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It seems to me that in English we always used to say "the Ukraine". Now we say "Ukraine". I don't know when the change took place, or even if the change has officially ended yet.
"the Ukraine" always made sense to me, since 'u krai' is 'at the edge', in other words, 'theborderland(s)'. I don't think we would ever have a country called 'Borderland'; it would be 'the Borderland'.
"the Ukraine" always made sense to me, since 'u krai' is 'at the edge', in other words, 'theborderland(s)'. I don't think we would ever have a country called 'Borderland'; it would be 'the Borderland'.
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CalifJim"the Ukraine" always made sense to me, since 'u krai' is 'at the edge' ...Did you always(!?) know that 'krai' is 'edge' in russian? I'm amazed you have so deep knowledge on the etymology of 'Ukraine'...
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skifDid you always(!?) knowWell, no, not always. Not the first 10 to 15 years of my life. Not until I took a course in Russian.
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