Pucca  +  359933 Thu, 03 May 07 11:57 PM Hello everybody, Since I gave up my English classes because of the entrance exams, I am trying to learn English by myself with the books I have. So, would you mind correcting these sentences? 1. Well, I wouldn't have started arguing if you hadn't! 2. I know we don't have enough money to buy that BMW. I just with we could. 3. She was very tired by the time we got home, and so were we. And so? Is it a linking word? 4. I'd better leave now, and so should you. 5. I know they said it wasn't going to rain today, but I don't trust them - I still think it will. 6. She swore that she'd never touched the papers, but I knew that she did. 7. You told me ou might apply for that job. I wish you did. It would be wonderful if you got it. 8. Just think, we might win 500 million! But what would we do with it if we did? Would "won" be possible here? ..and why is it 500 million and not 500 millions? 9. If you fry chips using a high heat they go crisp, but if you use a low heat they won't. 10 I thought we might take a trip to the beach tomorrow, but if it rains we won't. My answers are in pink, thanks in advance! Pucca Joined on Sun, Aug 27 2006 Spain Senior Member 2,972 Auxiliaries, Learn English

	Pucca  +  359941 Fri, 04 May 07 12:10 AM Thanks Marius Hancu! Oupss..and what about the one of the "500 million"? Why isn't it "500 millions"? Thanks in advance! Pucca Auxiliaries

	Goodman  +  359944 Fri, 04 May 07 12:14 AM  Pucca wrote: Hello everybody, Since I gave up my English classes because of the entrance exams, I am trying to learn English by myself with the books I have. So, would you mind correcting these sentences? My answers are in pink, thanks in advance! This is my take: 1. Well, I wouldn't have started arguing if you hadn't!  Yes 2. I know we don't have enough money to buy that BMW. I just with we could. Yes 3. She was very tired by the time we got home, and so were we. And so? Is it a linking word/ a conjunction 4. I'd better leave now, and so [had] / should you. (I had better... so had you) 5. I know they said it wasn't going to rain today, but I don't trust them - I still think it will.  Yes 6. She swore that she'd never touched the papers, but I knew that she did. Yes 7. You told me ou might apply for that job. I wish you did. It would be wonderful if you got it. I would say "had" 8. Just think, we might win 500 million! But what would we do with it if we [had won] did? Would "won" be possible here? ..and why is it 500 million and not 500 millions? 9. If you fry chips using a high heat they go crisp, but if you use a low heat they won't. (to be correct with paralellism, use "do". 10 I thought we would might take a trip to the beach tomorrow, but if it rains we won't. ok - Might sound ok but seems to have a little agreement problem to me. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Auxiliaries, Learn English

	Yankee  +  359951 Fri, 04 May 07 12:21 AM Hi Pucca Number 2 would be better with did ("I wish we did have enough money") Number 6 would be better with had (instead of did). Number 7 would be better with would (instead of did). Number 8 would be quite normal with did (it means "did win").  You can never say "500 millions"!  Number 9 would be better with don't.  Keep both halves of the sentence as a "zero conditional". Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Auxiliaries, Conditionals

	Pucca  +  359952 Fri, 04 May 07 12:24 AM 7. You told me you might apply for that job. I wish you did. It would be wonderful if you got it. I would say "had" Why had? I don't understand it, "you did apply for the job" "you had apply for the job", are both correct? 9. If you fry chips using a high heat they go crisp, but if you use a low heat they won't. (to be correct with paralellism, use "do". Ok, I think I understand this one, it's because you can introduce "do" in the sentence, right? Goodman, thanks for your help! Pucca Auxiliaries

	Pucca  +  359954 Fri, 04 May 07 12:28 AM Hello Yankee!  Yankee wrote: Number 8 would be quite normal with did (it means "did win").  You can never say "500 millions"!  Why can't I?: hmm..because it's uncountable? Zero conditional? What does it mean? Thanks in advance for your help! Pucca Auxiliaries, Conditionals

	Yankee  +  359958 Fri, 04 May 07 12:35 AM Hi Goodman The last two sentences in number 7 refer to the future. If you used the word had in the second sentence, then the third sentence would have to be changed to "It would have been wonderful if you had gotten it." Number 8 also refers to the future, so "had won" is not possible since that would be the same as a type 3 conditional (i.e. referring to the past). Yankee Auxiliaries, Conditionals

	Goodman  +  359959 Fri, 04 May 07 12:36 AM  Pucca wrote: 7. You told me you might apply for that job. I wish you did. It would be wonderful if you got it. I would say "had" Goodman, thanks for your help! >>Why had? I don't understand it, "you did apply for the job" "you had apply for the job", are both correct? When we have conditional sentence or even sentences sounding conditional, aux words can be tricky. I used "had" to reflect the tone " I wished that you ahd applied". 9. If you fry chips using a high heat they go crisp, but if you use a low heat they won't. (to be correct with paralellism, use "do". >>>Ok, I think I understand this one, it's because you can introduce "do" in the sentence, right? Actually, I meant "don't". I have this mental block sometimes when I tried to mean "don't" but  iended typing "do".[:$] Goodman Auxiliaries, Conditionals