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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

you are not even half of him

0Hi teachers ,02br
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00Can I say" I speak English very badly . He speaks English very well . I am not even half of him "02br
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00Thank you in advance0-
  

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0Hello,02br 02br 00I am a teacher, just nearly to becoming one. You cannot say something like: I am not even half of him. What you want to compare here is your and his English competence.

— Chibi

  • 0Hello,02br 02br 00I am a teacher, just nearly to becoming one.
  • You cannot say something like: I am not even half of him.
  • What you want to compare here is your and his English competence.
  • Thus, you can use the phrase "English competence" as the subject.
  • Moreover, it's not necessary to translate word by word as you did in your saying.
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0Hello,02br
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00I am a teacher, just nearly to becoming one. You cannot say something like: I am not even half of him. What you want to compare here is your and his English competence. Thus, you can use the phrase "English competence" as the subject. Moreover, it's not necessary to translate word by word as you did in your saying. Try another expression!0-
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0Hi teacher ,02br
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00How about the following ?02br
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00a/ I speak English very badly . He speaks English very well . I am 01b00not even half as good as02b00 him/he is .02br
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00b/I speak English very badly . He speaks English very well . I am not 01b00even one-thirds as good as02b0
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0That's right 050010id1
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0Thank you Chibi0-
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