Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently

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Masa

#383435 Sat, 23 Jun 07 04:33 PM

Hey guys, homework time.

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are there any mistake in the following sentences?

i.Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently.
   Those who took the courses are able to study more efficient.

ii.It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they have to live.
   It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they live.

iii.They made great progress in their studies and in their work
   They made great progress in their studies and their work.

iv.They went for the movies.
   They went to the movies.

Last, what is the meaning of 'at times'? (sometimes?)

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Doll

#383441 Sat, 23 Jun 07 04:42 PM

Your guess?

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Paulio

#383442 Sat, 23 Jun 07 04:46 PM

I am not a native speaker but:
1.Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently
2.They made great progress in their studies and their work.

They made great progress in their studies and in their work. Is also fine but 'in' is redundant.
3. .It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they have to live.
4. It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they live.
5.They went to the movies.

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Doll

#383445 Sat, 23 Jun 07 04:51 PM

To me, your choices are correct. Smile [:)]

Doll

Masa

#384210 Mon, 25 Jun 07 08:13 PM

Thanks Doll and Paulio.

sorry didn't write down why I have doubt with these questions.

i.Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently.
   Those who took the courses are able to study more efficient.

The original sentence is the first one. I thought of the second one when I read the first one, because I thought after the 'more' should be an adjective, not an adverb.

ii.It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they have to live.
   It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they live.

The former is a sentence taken from the same book. I don't understand why the author used 'they have to live', because 'have to' has the meaning of 'forced'.

iii.They made great progress in their studies and in their work
   They made great progress in their studies and their work.

Same, the second one is my suggestion, while the first one is what I read from the book( and I wasn't sure if it is correct. Thanks, Paulio).

Last, what is the meaning of 'at times'? (sometimes?) <= this one I couldn't find it in my dictionary.

Just want to clearify, all the questions I posted are not school homework, although they are the problems, which I couldn't understand after I checked with the answers, taken from a grammar book.

Finally,
Hey guys, homework time. <= this one is a joke, but I doubt if anyone could get it. Really need to polish up my english.

Masa

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Doll

#384217 Mon, 25 Jun 07 08:57 PM

i.Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently.
   Those who took the courses are able to study more efficient.

The original sentence is the first one. I thought of the second one when I read the first one, because I thought after the 'more' should be an adjective, not an adverb.--- It has nothing to do with more. You should give your atten to the study in the sentence. It is a verb and folowed by an adverb. You can say an efficent study(noun), but to study(verb) efficiently.

ii.It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they have to live.
   It is often possible to explain the behaviour of young people by examining the social environment where they live.

The former is a sentence taken from the same book. I don't understand why the author used 'they have to live', because 'have to' has the meaning of 'forced'.--- maybe he just wants to give this meaning. Without the context, you just can't figure out whether it is have to or just a simple tense.

iii.They made great progress in their studies and in their work
   They made great progress in their studies and their work.

Same, the second one is my suggestion, while the first one is what I read from the book( and I wasn't sure if it is correct. Thanks, Paulio).---- In fact you don't have to use the in again. .... in their studies and work will be correct too but it is obvious that the book gave the examples in a very open way. Sometimes, it is a matter of style.

Last, what is the meaning of 'at times'? (sometimes?) <= this one I couldn't find it in my dictionary.-- yes it means sometimes.
at times, at intervals; occasionally: At times the city becomes intolerable. www.dictionary.com
Hey guys, homework time. <= this one is a joke, but I doubt if anyone could get it. Really need to polish up my english.-- In spoken English it is okay. I don't think anyone will ask you what did you say? in return. Smile [:)]

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Masa

#384531 Tue, 26 Jun 07 07:14 PM

thanks again, Doll Smile [:)]

Masa

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