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Aashita Sharma Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

What are the errors in the following statements?

The other day i was trying to say certain sentences in english. But I am not too sure whether they are correct or not. Could you please check the sentences below,point out the errors and tell me the correct way pf saying that particular sentence?

He hadnt slept for 3 nights until he talked to you

I have been waiting for longer than you

I have slept alot in the last week.

All i have been doing since my vacations started is sleep/sleeping.

i neither have liked nor will like her.

talking to you makes me want to sleep/makes me sleepy
  

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He hadn't slept for 3 nights until he talked to you . ] I have been waiting longer than you. I have slept a lot in the last week.

— GPY

  • He hadn't slept for 3 nights until he talked to you .
  • ] I have been waiting longer than you.
  • I have slept a lot in the last week.
  • All I have been doing since my vacations started is sleeping .
  • I neither have liked nor will like her.
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He hadn't slept for 3 nights until he talked to you. [In polished writing, write out small numbers in full, in this case as three.]
I have been waiting longer than you.

I have slept a lot in the last week.

All I have been doing since my vacations started is sleeping.

I neither have liked nor will like her. [Gram
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He hadnt slept for 3 nights until he talked to you
He hadn't slept for three nights when he talked to you.

I have been waiting for longer than you
I have been waiting longer than you.

I have slept alot in the last week.
I slept a lot (in the) last week.
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Why do you think "I have slept a lot in the last week" is incorrect?
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GPYWhy do you think "I have slept a lot in the last week" is incorrect?
I don't. It's "alot" that was wrong. In addition, my version included the possibility of saying just "last week", which would be a mention of a specific time, not compatible with the present perfect, so I changed it to the simple past.

CJ
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CalifJimI don't.
Oh, OK, I thought you were specifically correcting the tense.
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