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Ritwik06  +  559776 Thu, 28 Aug 08 05:40 PM

Sentence: You never know what is going to happen to you, do you?

Begin the sentence with: "One"

One never knows what is going to happen to him/her, does one?

[What is wrong with this sentence? Is the usage of "him/her" correct. I think it is.] 

Prepositions:

I hope you will advise Ben over his legal rights.

Is it correct?

Tenses:

1. Two months from now she will be taking her final examination.

2. Completing the assignment, the students left the school. [Is this called a gerund ?]

Are these correct?

 
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Clive  +  559849 Thu, 28 Aug 08 11:13 PM

Hi,

Sentence: You never know what is going to happen to you, do you?

Begin the sentence with: "One"

One never knows what is going to happen to him/her, does one?

[What is wrong with this sentence? Is the usage of "him/her" correct. I think it is.] 

No, be consistent. One never knows what is going to happen to one, does one?

Prepositions:

I hope you will advise Ben over his legal rights.

Is it correct?Say 'about' or 'of' or 'on'. 

Tenses:

1. Two months from now she will be taking her final examination. OK

2. Completing the assignment, the students left the school. [Is this called a gerund ?]
No. A gerund is like a noun,
eg Swimming is fun.
eg Completing the assignment was difficult.

Best wishes, Clive
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