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#2 (permalink) Mon Jul 28, 2008 23:01 pm simple present sentences |
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Hello JJ,
These are my thoughts:
I am glad you come to see us every day. — fine.
I go to work every morning, except Saturdays and Sundays. — fine.
I drink a glass of milk every day before going to bed. — fine.
I need to get a this letter delivered right away. — are you sure about "a this"?
My uncle Joe drives slowly and very seldom has a traffic accident. — fine.
I like to know people from other countries. I am from Mexico. — "to get to know" would probably be more usual.
I no longer run, now I prefer to walk in the morning. — perhaps replace the comma with a semi-colon. Do you mean "run" as in "go running for exercise"?
All the best,
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#3 (permalink) Mon Jul 28, 2008 23:11 pm simple present sentences |
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| MrPedantic wrote: |
Hello JJ,
These are my thoughts:
I am glad you come to see us every day. — fine.
I go to work every morning, except Saturdays and Sundays. — fine.
I drink a glass of milk every day before going to bed. — fine.
I need to get a this letter delivered right away. — are you sure about "a this"?
My uncle Joe drives slowly and very seldom has a traffic accident. — fine.
I like to know people from other countries. I am from Mexico. — "to get to know" would probably be more usual.
I no longer run, now I prefer to walk in the morning. — perhaps replace the comma with a semi-colon. Do you mean "run" as in "go running for exercise"?
All the best,
MrP |
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#4 (permalink) Mon Jul 28, 2008 23:32 pm simple present sentences |
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hello MrP Thank you for your response. Yes I wrongly included the article "a". The sentence should read: I need to get this letter delivered right away. In the last sentence, yes I meant "run" as exercise, and in regards to the semi-colon, I confess, I am not sure how it is used. Regards, JJ |
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#5 (permalink) Tue Jul 29, 2008 23:23 pm simple present sentences |
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Hello Juan,
In that case, for the last sentence, I would suggest: "I no longer go running; now I prefer to go for a walk in the morning".
You use the semi-colon for a longer pause, between two clauses that could stand as independent sentences.
Best wishes,
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#6 (permalink) Tue Jul 29, 2008 23:32 pm simple present sentences |
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| MrPedantic wrote: |
| You use the semi-colon for a longer pause, between two clauses that could stand as independent sentences. |
How is it different from a period?
Thanks!
C _________________ Thou shalt not use yours to make the whole world jealous. |
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#7 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:29 am simple present sentences |
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Hi C,
Just as MrP pointed out, semi-colon is used to connect independent sentences and indicating a closer relationship between the clauses than a period does. To add my two cents, I would fancy that just as the mark ';' shows us, it's between ',' and '.' or both ',' and '.'. :) Semicolon = semicomma + semiperiod. Forgive my rubbish with neither evidence nor truth. :)
Best, HH |
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#8 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:17 am simple present sentences |
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Hi Haihao,
That's no rubbish, sir. It's a neat description.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#9 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:27 am simple present sentences |
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Hi Alan,
Thank you very much indeed, sir, for your encouragement.
Best regards,
Haihao |
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#10 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 13:34 pm simple present sentences |
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I don't know; I still don't know how to use it.
Thanks HH :)
C
P/S: Did I use it correctly in my first sentence? _________________ Thou shalt not use yours to make the whole world jealous. |
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#11 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 22:44 pm simple present sentences |
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| Sorry, Cantik, but where is your first sentence? :) |
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#12 (permalink) Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:32 am simple present sentences |
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| Quote: |
| I don't know; I still don't know how to use it. |
I meant this, is it correct?
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#13 (permalink) Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:01 am simple present sentences |
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| I think 'I don't know. I still don't know how to use it.' would be better, Cantik. |
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#14 (permalink) Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:39 am simple present sentences |
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Wikipedia says it is used to replace conjunctions such as and or but.
Another explanation that I can understand is; it is usually used when commas are confusing, such as making a list.
I am still trying to understand other purposes of semicolon.
Thanks, Haihao, for your time. _________________ Thou shalt not use yours to make the whole world jealous. |
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