ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: prepositions.

Mister Micawber — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:55:56 GMT

You can take either the straight way or the tortuous way. The tortuous way is better, but the straight way is shorter. It's up to you. I'll tell you the tortuous way to wander, anyway:

After going about a dozen steps, you take the stone stairs. Just after you leave the stone stairs, you reach a ravine with green pines. Just after you pass the ravine you'll see the creche. Turn left and then go straight ahead, and then you take another stone stairs. Go down the short slope, and you will come to the site of our blond childhood.

What in the world is a 'blond childhood'?

Re: prepositions.

Phuongninhbao — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:10:41 GMT

Mr Mecawbe has said you wrote perfectly. So I think you can help me to correct this direction .. It seems similar to the way to go to your grand theatre. It's a little too strange. You can take eiher the straight way or the tortuous way. The tortuous away's better but the straight way is shorter. It's up to you. I'll tell you the tortuous way to wander, anyway. After going more than a dozen steps, you take the stone stairs. Just after you leave the stone stairs, you reach a ravine with green pines. Just after you pass the ravine you'll see the crech . Turn left and go straight ahead, you continue to take another stone stairs. Go down the short slope, it's the site of our blond childhood.

Thanks in advance.

Phuong ninhi

Re: prepositions.

Mister Micawber — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:11:25 GMT

It reads perfectly fine. You could go under a bridge, I suppose, as well as over it; and theatres can be either in or on squares.

prepositions.

Minhuoc — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:00:42 GMT

Please tell me whether I use prepositions correctly.

These are some prepostions I have filled the gaps: on, behind, to, down, for, past, in, under, along, in front of.

A. Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the Grand Theater, please?

B. Yes, Go along this road and take the second turning to the right just past the supermarket. Go down that road for about half a mile. You'll come to a bridge. Go under the bridge and turn left. You'll see a big church in front of you. The theater is in the square behind the church.

Thanks a lot.