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 #46 (permalink) Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:17 am Why for Christmas and not in Christmas? |
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Oh, I understood "on time" & "in time", but others I still not so clear!
Like this sentence: "As is often the case with him." So, you mean in conversation it doesn't matter even thought they are not only speak, but also right. Is it wrong in "Subject-Verb agreement"? Because A sentence have to have " S + V " and end with "full stop" or other punctuations. But this sentence end in "full stop", but miss "subject".
And talk about another sentence: "They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they aren't play this morning because it's foggy."
You said: the mistake is "play". The reason is we have verb to be already, so we can't put one more Verb. Moreover, the beginning sentence has this verb already. It mean they understand the meaning, so no need to put it anymore.
The correct answer is : " They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they aren't this morning because it's foggy."
Anyway can we say: "They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they don't play this morning because it's foggy." |
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| #47 (permalink) Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:43 am Why for Christmas and not in Christmas? |
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| Pengbunheang wrote: |
Oh, I understood "on time" & "in time", but others I still not so clear!
Like this sentence: "As is often the case with him." So, you mean in conversation it doesn't matter even thought they are not only speak, but also right. Is it wrong in "Subject-Verb agreement"? Because A sentence have to have " S + V " and end with "full stop" or other punctuations. But this sentence end in "full stop", but miss "subject". |
It is correct in conversation where someone else says the second line, because the second person adds to what the first has said. There is no missing subject. Jim is still the subject.
If one person says both lines, then the full stop is incorrect.
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And talk about another sentence: "They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they aren't play this morning because it's foggy."
You said: the mistake is "play". The reason is we have verb to be already, so we can't put one more Verb. Moreover, the beginning sentence has this verb already. It mean they understand the meaning, so no need to put it anymore.
The correct answer is : " They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they aren't this morning because it's foggy."
Anyway can we say: "They always play golf on Sunday mornings, but they don't play this morning because it's foggy." |
Your logic is right and your 'correct' answer is okay, but the required answer is:
They always play gold on Sunday mornings, but they aren't playing this morning because it's foggy.
"don't play" is incorrect.
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| #48 (permalink) Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:12 am Why for Christmas and not in Christmas? |
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So, it means the time when they say this sentence is still in the morning!
And, teacher I have another wonder. Please look at this sentence: "Dorins usually takes a shower in the morning. Her son takes his shower at night." Is it the right sentence? Especially, the underline "object pronoun"_his. |
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| #49 (permalink) Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:07 am Why for Christmas and not in Christmas? |
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Yes, the sentences and the pronoun are fine.
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