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Mon Apr 30, 2007 14:47 pm Put the bracketed verbs in the right tense: The superintendent of one... |
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. The text itself is a little awkward, but I think the corrections in bold are in order:
The superintendent of one reformatory said that the he knew many boys who, if they [had been left] in the street, would have been a pest to the country, but who [now are filling] situations in life and becoming useful members of society. The cost at which this amount of good [has been done] was very small, little more than $6 per annum; when he considered that criminals [are transported] at a cost of from $30 to $40 a year each, he [felt] astonished that the various ragged schools were allowed to remain in struggling circumstances. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Tue May 01, 2007 12:57 pm thank you |
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Dear Mister Micawber Thank you very much for your help. I was happy with the answer because I need to know the answer to check it with mine. Thanks a lot Mister Micawber because I seek to improve my English and I am eager to succeed the national exam (we have it after getting the graduation) and to be an English teacher. You did a great favor for me. |
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assile I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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| Grammar question: put these words in the right form (special, dead, predict...) | Expression: better off |