ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Please, help me with my questions

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:44:47 GMT

Oh...I see! Well, thank you very much for all your help.

Have a nice day,
Thammy

Re: Please, help me with my questions

Grammar Geek — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:43:51 GMT

Sorry - I didn't mean to confuse you.

I wrote 'furfour' to give you a hint of how it would be pronounced. It's NOT a real word and should never appear in writing except to talk about how people actually say things.

Re: Please, help me with my questions

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:41:17 GMT

Hi Grammar Geek,

Many thanks for helping me. By the way I've never seen "fuhfour" before. It means I can write it instead of "for four", isn't it? But I can just say: "I stayed four weeks in 2007 and made new friends there", isn't it ?

Yes, my idea was to say located, sited instead of "spotted", thanks!

Thanks again,
Thammy

Re: Please, help me with my questions

Grammar Geek — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:17:55 GMT

Hi Thammy,

1) Please, is the underlined order below, correct?

"It's a beautiful, big and great museum"

These three make an awkward combination. I think "great" is probably the problem. It's a big, beautiful museum. It's a terrific, big, beautiful museum. (Don't say "great big" because that sounds like it's very big insetadn of both big and great.)

2) - Is it also correct to write/say "coastal cities" for those that are spotted near the coast ?
You can certainly say "coastal cities" but I don't think you want to say "spotted." Do you mean "located" or "sited"?

3) What is the correct verb tense for this sentence:

" I have stayed for four weeks in 2007 and made new friends there."

(or)

"I stayed for four weeks in 2007 and made new friends there."

Generally when you refer to a specific time in the past ("in 2007") you use simple past.

3b. (In both sentences I believe it's better to omit the preposition "for" to avoid 'cacophony', isn't it?)

The first "for" may be glided over. I stayed fuhfour. I wouldn't omit it outright.

Please, help me with my questions

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:53:07 GMT

Hi!

Please, is the underlined order below, correct?

"It's a beautiful, big and great museum"

And:

- Is it also correct to write/say "coastal cities" for those that are spotted near the coast ?

- What is the correct verb tense for this sentence:

" I have stayed for four weeks in 2007 and made new friends there."

(or)

"I stayed for four weeks in 2007 and made new friends there."

(In both sentences I believe it's better to omit the preposition "for" to avoid 'cacophony', isn't it?)

Many thanks,
Thammy