Domdom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Could you check my expressions, please?
I studied the following words. Could you correct my sentences for grammar and vocabulary?
alarm, apart, arrest, rob, award, contest, convict, pup, qualify, repair, resume, slip, somewhat, stable, tissue
1. The alarm warned us of a fire outside.
2. My parents lived apart form each other. Then they divorced.
3. The police arrested him for robbing the store of over 200 dollars.
4. I got an award for winning the game.
5. I have a contest with my friends to jump rope in the garden.
6. I convicted him of stealing my money, so he was convicted of the crime.
7. I always take notes every time I get an idea for a story I'm writing.
8. My niece, five years old, wants a pup for her birthday.
9. My friend qualify to get in a popular university.
10. I was full of fear when a tire on my car got flat in the middle of road. I didn't know how to repair it!
11. The band resumed playing after some mess. or The band resumed playing after a disturbance.
12. The show resumed after the mess. or The show resumed after the disturbance.
13. Don't run on the ice or you must slip and fall down.
14. She somewhat looked angry, because her boyfriend was late.
15. The trees looked stable, but soon fell in the strong heavy wind.
16. My mom handed over some tissues for me to wipe my tears.
Thank you.
alarm, apart, arrest, rob, award, contest, convict, pup, qualify, repair, resume, slip, somewhat, stable, tissue
1. The alarm warned us of a fire outside.
2. My parents lived apart form each other. Then they divorced.
3. The police arrested him for robbing the store of over 200 dollars.
4. I got an award for winning the game.
5. I have a contest with my friends to jump rope in the garden.
6. I convicted him of stealing my money, so he was convicted of the crime.
7. I always take notes every time I get an idea for a story I'm writing.
8. My niece, five years old, wants a pup for her birthday.
9. My friend qualify to get in a popular university.
10. I was full of fear when a tire on my car got flat in the middle of road. I didn't know how to repair it!
11. The band resumed playing after some mess. or The band resumed playing after a disturbance.
12. The show resumed after the mess. or The show resumed after the disturbance.
13. Don't run on the ice or you must slip and fall down.
14. She somewhat looked angry, because her boyfriend was late.
15. The trees looked stable, but soon fell in the strong heavy wind.
16. My mom handed over some tissues for me to wipe my tears.
Thank you.
Top answer
2. My parents lived apart from each other, then they divorced. "Then" is a conjunction that you wouldn't usually use at the beginning of a sentence.
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2. My parents lived apart from each other, then they divorced.
"Then" is a conjunction that you wouldn't usually use at the beginning of a sentence.
6. I accused him of stealing my money, so he was convicted of the crime.
"Convicted" has the connotation that he has been proved guilty of the crime.
9. My frien
"Then" is a conjunction that you wouldn't usually use at the beginning of a sentence.
6. I accused him of stealing my money, so he was convicted of the crime.
"Convicted" has the connotation that he has been proved guilty of the crime.
9. My frien
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Anonymous"Then" is a conjunction that you wouldn't usually use at the beginning of a sentence.I don't agree. Then is commonly used at the start of a sentence. There are thousands of examples in the British National Corpus.
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