Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
error correction
( A ) ( B )
A
1 The more (deeply) I thought about the problem, the more difficult it seemed (to me).
2 The more (seriously) I considered the problem, the more difficult it seemed.
3 The longer I thought about the question, the more difficult I found it.
4 As I thought more about the problem, it became more difficult.
5 The harder I tried to solve the problem, the more difficult it seemed to me.
B
1 Finally, I gave up trying to solve it
2 In the end, I gave up trying to answer it
3 Finally, I gave it up
4 Finally, I thought (that) I was not able to solve it
5 Finally, I could not do anything to solve it
6 Finally, I could do nothing but give up trying.
7 Finally, I did not know what to do
8 ,and it was totally beyond me.
9 ,and it was totally impossible for me to solve it.
10 ,so I had nothing to do about it.
Could you correct these sentences, if anything wrong or sounding unnatural?
A
1 The more (deeply) I thought about the problem, the more difficult it seemed (to me).
2 The more (seriously) I considered the problem, the more difficult it seemed.
3 The longer I thought about the question, the more difficult I found it.
4 As I thought more about the problem, it became more difficult.
5 The harder I tried to solve the problem, the more difficult it seemed to me.
B
1 Finally, I gave up trying to solve it
2 In the end, I gave up trying to answer it
3 Finally, I gave it up
4 Finally, I thought (that) I was not able to solve it
5 Finally, I could not do anything to solve it
6 Finally, I could do nothing but give up trying.
7 Finally, I did not know what to do
8 ,and it was totally beyond me.
9 ,and it was totally impossible for me to solve it.
10 ,so I had nothing to do about it.
Could you correct these sentences, if anything wrong or sounding unnatural?
Top answer
The longer your post goes unanswered, the more tempted I am to respond (to it). Like a fly caught in a spider web, you have correctly looked at your options and expressed them well. I find fault only with numbers 7, 9, and 10.
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The longer your post goes unanswered, the more tempted I am to respond (to it). Like a fly caught in a spider web, you have correctly looked at your options and expressed them well. I find fault only with numbers 7, 9, and 10.
#7 is missing the final period. However, if #8-10 are extensions of #7, then #7 is fine.
#9 has two occurrences of ‘it’, which I would prefer to avoid by replacin
#7 is missing the final period. However, if #8-10 are extensions of #7, then #7 is fine.
#9 has two occurrences of ‘it’, which I would prefer to avoid by replacin
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