Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
CORRECT THE SENTENCES
Hello,
1. While walking through the zoo, he came face to face an ape.
2. He read up the whole letter before putting it away.
3.Let us not dispute about his decision.
4.Leena don't have parents; She was brought by her aunt.
5.Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar.
6.When I grow, I want to be a nurse.
Are these sentences correct? Please correct if not so.
Thanks and regards.
1. While walking through the zoo, he came face to face an ape.
2. He read up the whole letter before putting it away.
3.Let us not dispute about his decision.
4.Leena don't have parents; She was brought by her aunt.
5.Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar.
6.When I grow, I want to be a nurse.
Are these sentences correct? Please correct if not so.
Thanks and regards.
Top answer
Hi there. Here they are, corrected-- 1. While walking through the zoo, he came face to face with an ape.
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Hi there. Here they are, corrected--
1. While walking through the zoo, he came face to face with an ape.
2. He read the whole letter before putting it away.
3. Let us not dispute his decision.
4. Leena doesn't have parents; she was brought up by her aunt.
5. Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar. ("in" is ok, I t
1. While walking through the zoo, he came face to face with an ape.
2. He read the whole letter before putting it away.
3. Let us not dispute his decision.
4. Leena doesn't have parents; she was brought up by her aunt.
5. Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar. ("in" is ok, I t
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My first post here!
I'd like to ask wether "congratulate for" is correct, since I was taught to say "congratulate somebody on something," and my dictionary (Oxford Advanced) doesn't list any preposition other than "on."
Thanks,
Tanit
I'd like to ask wether "congratulate for" is correct, since I was taught to say "congratulate somebody on something," and my dictionary (Oxford Advanced) doesn't list any preposition other than "on."
Thanks,
Tanit
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TanitTanit,
My first post here!
I'd like to ask wether "congratulate for" is correct, since I was taught to say "congratulate somebody on something," and my dictionary (Oxford Advanced) doesn't list any preposition other than "on."
Thanks,
Tanit
Welcome to the forum.Typically, “congratulate” is
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Ok, then sentence number 5 in Hanuman's post
'Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar.'
wasn't correct, was it?
By the way, google finds nearly 30,000 occurrences of 'congratulate for'
'Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar.'
wasn't correct, was it?
By the way, google finds nearly 30,000 occurrences of 'congratulate for'
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TanitOk, then sentence number 5 in Hanuman's post
'Everyone congratulated Mr.X for his success in catching the burglar.'
wasn't correct, was it?
By the way, google finds nearly 30,000 occurrences of 'congratulate for'
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you will say ”congratulation ON your promotion”.Actually, you will say "Congratulations on your promotion!"
It's the same pattern as with "Thanks for ...".
CJ
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1>>>> while walking through the zoo, he saw an ape.
2>>>>he read up the whole letter before posting it.
3>>>>let us not discuss about his decision.
4>>>>Leena is an orphan, she was brought by her aunt.
5>>>>everybody congratulated mr.x for his success in catching the burglar.
6>>>>w
2>>>>he read up the whole letter before posting it.
3>>>>let us not discuss about his decision.
4>>>>Leena is an orphan, she was brought by her aunt.
5>>>>everybody congratulated mr.x for his success in catching the burglar.
6>>>>w
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Hi,
1>>>> while walking through the zoo, he saw an ape.
2>>>>he read the whole letter before posting it.
3>>>>let us not discuss decision.
4>>>>Leena is an orphan. She was brought up by her aunt.
1>>>> while walking through the zoo, he saw an ape.
2>>>>he read the whole letter before posting it.
3>>>>let us not discuss decision.
4>>>>Leena is an orphan. She was brought up by her aunt.
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