Are these sentences natural? May 3

Musicgold · #1 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 23:26 pm *Are these sentences natural? May 3*

Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. Things are not working out as good as I would like them to.

2. And would you like to bring up your children like that?

3. It has gotten quite windy now.

Thanks,
MG.

James · #2 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 23:43 pm *Are these sentences natural? May 3*

To a certain degree, yes, at least to me and for American English. However, grammarians would say:
#1 Things are not working out as well as I would like them to.
#3 It has got quite windy now. (in UK?) It could be argued whether 'It has become quite windy now' is better.

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