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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Hi, there!
I wonder if the following is correct...Could you please, help me?
a) He can’t eat sugar. I wish he could eat sugar.
b) We aren’t slim. I wish we were slim.
c) I can’t protest against the abusive prices. I wish I could protest against the abusive prices.
d) He doesn’t have enough money to open an industry. I wish he had enough money to open an industry.
e) She can’t rest during the day. I wish she could rest during the day.
f) They can’t patent their invention. I wish they could patent their invention.
g) You’re not able to occupy that position in the company. – I wish you were able to occupy that position in the company.
h) Pamela doesn’t find the ticket for the show. - I wish she found the ticket for the show.
I wonder if the following is correct...Could you please, help me?
a) He can’t eat sugar. I wish he could eat sugar.
b) We aren’t slim. I wish we were slim.
c) I can’t protest against the abusive prices. I wish I could protest against the abusive prices.
d) He doesn’t have enough money to open an industry. I wish he had enough money to open an industry.
e) She can’t rest during the day. I wish she could rest during the day.
f) They can’t patent their invention. I wish they could patent their invention.
g) You’re not able to occupy that position in the company. – I wish you were able to occupy that position in the company.
h) Pamela doesn’t find the ticket for the show. - I wish she found the ticket for the show.
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d) He doesn’t have enough money to open a business . I wish he had enough money to open a business. h) Pamela can' t find the ticket for the show.
- d) He doesn’t have enough money to open a business .
- I wish he had enough money to open a business.
- h) Pamela can' t find the ticket for the show.
- - I wish she could find the ticket for the show.
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d) He doesn’t have enough money to open a business. I wish he had enough money to open a business.
h) Pamela can't find the ticket for the show. - I wish she could find the ticket for the show.
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d) He doesn’t have enough money to open a business. I wish he had enough money to open a business.
h) Pamela can't find the ticket for the show. - I wish she could find the ticket for the show.
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Mister Micawber,
Many thanks! Could you explain me why isn't correct to say "to open an industry" and "Pamela doesn't find the ticket for the show"?
Appreciate your help again,
Aiken
Many thanks! Could you explain me why isn't correct to say "to open an industry" and "Pamela doesn't find the ticket for the show"?
Appreciate your help again,
Aiken
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Industry = the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
Doesn't find is not a natural expression for the current effort to locate something. You can use Didn't find as a statement of past fact.
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Industry = the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
Doesn't find is not a natural expression for the current effort to locate something. You can use Didn't find as a statement of past fact.
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