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Sentence structure + impersonal construction



 
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Sentence structure + impersonal construction #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:53 pm   Sentence structure + impersonal construction
 

Excuse me. I want to know what is the error in the following sentence and what are the rule on that.

1. There have many reasons why Hong Kong people are considering job opportunities on the Mainland.

2. It is no doubt that shortage of clean water is a problem many countries will face in the future

3. By the time the fire was extinguished, there were five fire trucks arrived at the scene.
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Sentence structure + impersonal construction #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 13:04 pm   Sentence structure + impersonal construction
 

abc71044 wrote:
Excuse me. I want to know what is the error in the following sentence and what are the rule on that.

1. There have many reasons why Hong Kong people are considering job opportunities on the Mainland.

2. It is no doubt that shortage of clean water is a problem many countries will face in the future

3. By the time the fire was extinguished, there were five fire trucks arrived at the scene.


Hi

See below:

1- There are many reasons
2- There is no doubt
3- Five trucks had arrived/ there had arrived five trucks.

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Sentence structure + impersonal construction #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 13:42 pm   Sentence structure + impersonal construction
 

Thank you Tom.
But can you briefly explain that why should do these change?
Thanks
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