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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
When vs FOR when and FROM vs AT and more vs more often
Could you help me with this please?
1 I'm making sure the house is clean when he gets here/for when he gets here. which would you say?
2 The resolution of the screen from close up is bad/ The episode ends with him seeing his daughter walking towards him from a distance. is it FROM or AT a distance?
3 The first 2 things I look at are eyes and nose./ The 2 things I look at first are...
4 You win more often/more at this game than that one.
Thank you
1 I'm making sure the house is clean when he gets here/for when he gets here. which would you say?
2 The resolution of the screen from close up is bad/ The episode ends with him seeing his daughter walking towards him from a distance. is it FROM or AT a distance?
3 The first 2 things I look at are eyes and nose./ The 2 things I look at first are...
4 You win more often/more at this game than that one.
Thank you
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You need to learn to use the proper tense for the intended contexts, and when to separate completely different ideas and put them in separate sentences. You tend to combine too many ideas in a single sentence. Please note the changes: 1) I'll make sure the house is clean when he gets here.
- You need to learn to use the proper tense for the intended contexts, and when to separate completely different ideas and put them in separate sentences.
- You tend to combine too many ideas in a single sentence.
- Please note the changes: 1) I'll make sure the house is clean when he gets here.
- 2) Problem with this: technically it doesn't seem to make sense.
- If you're filing a complain to the store about the LCD TV you just bought "The resolution of the screen from close up is bad" , it would sounds rather curious.
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You need to learn to use the proper tense for the intended contexts, and when to separate completely different ideas and put them in separate sentences. You tend to combine too many ideas in a single sentence.
Please note the changes:
1) I'll make sure the house is clean when he gets here.
2) Problem with this: technically it doesn't seem to make sense. If you're fili
Please note the changes:
1) I'll make sure the house is clean when he gets here.
2) Problem with this: technically it doesn't seem to make sense. If you're fili
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1 I'm making sure the house is clean when he gets here/for when he gets here. which Which would you say? As shown, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if for were included.
2 The resolution of the screen is
2 The resolution of the screen is
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