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Kenta Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Would you check my English?

Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you correct them?

No. 1

M: Do you know what the weather will be like tomorrow [ how it will be tomorrow ]?

F: I hear it will be fine in the morning but start [ begin ] raining in the evening.

M: We're going to barbecue some hamburgers and fish on the river.

No. 2

M: How about horror movies? I like them very much.

F: Oh, no. I can't stand [ bear ] them. I really like love stories.

M: We have really different tastes.

F: Then how about commedies? It's not ( that ) bad, isn't it?

Thank you!
  

Top answer

No. 1 M: Do you know what the weather'll be like tomorrow / how the weather'll be tomorrow ? F: I hear it'll be fine in the morning but start/begin raining in the evening.

  • No.
  • 1 M: Do you know what the weather'll be like tomorrow / how the weather'll be tomorrow ?
  • F: I hear it'll be fine in the morning but start/begin raining in the evening.
  • M: Oh no!
  • We're going to have a barbecue at the river.
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No. 1

M: Do you know what the weather'll be like tomorrow / how the weather'll be tomorrow ?
F: I hear it'll be fine in the morning but start/begin raining in the evening.

M: Oh no! We're going to have a barbecue at the river.

No. 2 (I presume that they are trying to decide on a movie to attend)

M:
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Hello, Micawber!

I wondered if I should write "a movie" or "movies".

Thank you for your help!

kenta
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Hi, Micawber. I read your comment again, and I had a question.

You wrote,

M: How about a horror movie? I like them very much.
F: Oh, no. I can't stand/bear them. I really like love stories.

M: We have really different tastes.
F: Then how about a comedy? They're not that bad, are they?

But if I use "a horror movie", "
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No! That's horrible!

I presume that they are considering which movie to go to. If so, we say; "I want to see an action movie because I like action movies very much."
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Hi, Micawber.

"I want to see an action movie because I like action movies very much."

This sentence answered my question exactly.

Thank you very much!

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