Simple present sentences: I am glad you come to see us every day, etc.

Juanjavier

Hi, here are my sentences:
I am glad you come to see us every day.
I go to work every morning, except Saturdays and Sundays.
I drink a glass of milk every day before going to bed.
I need to get a this letter delivered right away.
My uncle Joe drives slowly and very seldom has a traffic accident.
I like to know people from other countries. I am from Mexico.
I no longer run, now I prefer to walk in the morning.

I will appreciate your comments and/or corrections.
Regards
Juanjavier

MrPedantic · Tue Jul 29, 2008 0:01 am *simple present sentences*

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

Juanjavier · Tue Jul 29, 2008 0:11 am *simple present sentences*

Juanjavier · Tue Jul 29, 2008 0:32 am *simple present sentences*

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

MrPedantic · Wed Jul 30, 2008 0:23 am *simple present sentences*

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,

MrP

SiCantikManis · Wed Jul 30, 2008 0:32 am *simple present sentences*

Haihao · Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:29 am *simple present sentences*

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 '.'. Smile

Semicolon = semicomma + semiperiod. Forgive my rubbish with neither evidence nor truth. Smile

Best,
HH

Alan · Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:17 am *simple present sentences*

Hi Haihao,

That's no rubbish, sir. It's a neat description.

Alan
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Haihao · Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:27 am *simple present sentences*

Hi Alan,

Thank you very much indeed, sir, for your encouragement.

Best regards,

Haihao

SiCantikManis · Wed Jul 30, 2008 14:34 pm *simple present sentences*

I don't know; I still don't know how to use it.

Thanks HH Smile

C

P/S: Did I use it correctly in my first sentence?
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Haihao · Wed Jul 30, 2008 23:44 pm *simple present sentences*

Sorry, Cantik, but where is your first sentence? Smile

SiCantikManis · Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:32 am *simple present sentences*

Haihao · Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:01 am *simple present sentences*

I think 'I don't know. I still don't know how to use it.' would be better, Cantik.

SiCantikManis · Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:39 am *simple present sentences*

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.
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