Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
These 10 sentences are hard sentences grammatically?
Could you please help me fix these sentences and tell me if the brackets are optional and which words to use?
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person that if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
4 What do you see yourself as in 10 years?
5 I can't (afford to) forget his birthday./You can't (afford to) be scared of dying if you want to drive around in the same car with him.
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than/from when you were dating.
7 It would have been nice to have won it./to win it.
8 He will be able to beat me up when he gets older/bigger (than I.)
9 Even with that message, no one has called me back. I don't know what I need to do to get a call back.
10 That's a card that I'm going to struggle/get struggled to get money on.
Thank you
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person that if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
4 What do you see yourself as in 10 years?
5 I can't (afford to) forget his birthday./You can't (afford to) be scared of dying if you want to drive around in the same car with him.
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than/from when you were dating.
7 It would have been nice to have won it./to win it.
8 He will be able to beat me up when he gets older/bigger (than I.)
9 Even with that message, no one has called me back. I don't know what I need to do to get a call back.
10 That's a card that I'm going to struggle/get struggled to get money on.
Thank you
Top answer
I have underlined some problem areas: 1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am. 2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of. 3 Is there one person that if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
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I have underlined some problem areas:
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person that if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person that if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than
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Thank you for the hints, here is what I got. Could you tell me what you think please and how to properly say each?
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am. That shows you how bad (of) a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of. I don't know why JUMP is underlined.
3 Is t
1 That shows you what bad of a judge I am. That shows you how bad (of) a judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to jump out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of. I don't know why JUMP is underlined.
3 Is t
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1 That shows you what a bad judge I am.
2 (In order) for them to have jumped out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person who if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than/from when you were dating. I don't see why you underli
2 (In order) for them to have jumped out of a 10 story building, they must have seen something they were scared of.
3 Is there one person who if they said that, it would sound weird to your ears?
6 Were you different with him at your workplace when you were friends than/from when you were dating. I don't see why you underli
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