Are there any errors in these sentences?
Can we improve these sentences?
1. I am rather concerned about Peter neglecting us.
2. Trying to be pleasant, he spoke to the guest on his right at the dinner table with a smile.
3. Jones was very fond of golf and so he insisted that we play with him.
4. Everybody thinks he knows how to solve the problem, which makes it very difficult to get some kind of consensus.
5. Like I always say, you can never tell about a woman's age, and if you can, don't.
Thanks!
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Thank you for the nod on this no. 2 question.
"Trying to be pleasant, he spoke with a smile to the guest on his right at the dinner table."
Hmm, another questions rise on my mind:
a.) He tried to be pleasant so he smiled when he spoke to the guest on his right at the dinner table..
--Here instead of trying, it becomes past form tried. Can we say it's correct too? Does it maintain the original meaning of the sentence?
Thanks!
Thanks again, Dylan! It's very much clear now...I think your spoken opinion is not only two cents worth..It's much more.
Hello Faris, thanks for your participation!
Well, I always got worst marks in English, let me correct this my own way. That how usually I think to correct because of lame grammar rules. ^.^
1. I am rather concerned about Peter neglecting us.
Correction: I am rather concerning about Peter neglecting us.
[because this looks like to me present continuous tense sentence and you should add 'ing' after verb.] ~after deep thinking~
2. Trying to be pleasant, he spoke to the guest on his right at the dinner table with a smile.
Correction: Trying to be pleasant, he spoke to the guest at his right side of the dinner table with a smile.
[I mean guest certainly won't be sitting over his right shoulder, let him sit on right side of chair.] ~once again deep thinking~
3. Jones was very fond of golf and so he insisted that we play with him.
Correction: Jones was very fond of golf therefore he insisted that we should play with him. [This looks like to me Past continuous tense sentence. Can I use 'ing' with verb 'fond'?]
~completely confuse with grammar rules now~
4. Everybody thinks he knows how to solve the problem, which makes it very difficult to get some kind of consensus.
Correction: Everybody thinks he knows how to solve the problem, sometime which makes it very difficult to get on consensus.
[I would never attempt this question on paper.] ~optimistic thinking~
5. Like I always say, you can never tell about a woman's age, and if you can, don't.
Correction: As I always say, you can never tell about a woman's age, and if you can, why not?
[we should debate on this sentence.] ~sarcastic thinking~
Hi, Sandy! I am also not good in grammar. :( I always rely on my instinct..means I repeat the sentence on my mind and if it doesn't sound correct, I just try to reconstructs it without thinking the reason behind the grammar rule. Most of the time, it helps me. But sometimes you have to be sure or accurate like in English test. Then, this is the time I seek help from grammar books or other resources.
1. I think the word concern here describes the verb (am). So it means is not a verb at all. Just like in the phrase,
I am tired of......(I'm not too sure about this.)
Well, the rest I don't know. LOL! That's why, I am asking them here. :)
Hi Mayumi!
Instinct won't clear your papers or examination. I mean then teacher follow his instinct and give you zero marks. Following Grammar rules are mandatory.
1. How will I know this concern here describes the verb (am)?
Yep..of course in English Test. :).....Let's see others' opinion..I told you..!
this is my correction :
1-I'm rather concerned for Peter's neglecting us.
2-"try to be pleasant",he asked the guest on the right of his dinner table with a smile :)
3-Jones was very fond of golf ,so he insistedf to play with him.
4- Everybody thinks that he can solve the problem,which makes it very difficult to get good consensus.
5-As I always say ,You can never tell what a woman's age is ,and if you can don't tell :)
Hello Ms. Hala..
Thank you very much for your correction. I really appreciate it. :)
Hmm..I just have two additional questions.
In:
2. Trying to be pleasant, he asked with a smile the guest on the right of his dinner table.
--Is this sentence also correct?
5. I always thought that as and like can use interchangeably. Hmm why in this particular sentence as is the correct one to use? ..Is there difference in their usage?
I have just read your reply dear ,let me answer it:
2- correct too .
5- AS / like :are confused in English,but we use a subject+ a verb "after as"
and a noun or a pronoun after "like".
This is why it's better here to use as .
Thank you
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