http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum43.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#336197Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:16:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:336197Flygonwings0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#336197http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-336197.xmlMy family has been keeping pets for generations, but now I would like to tell you about my present pet, Jex the bulldog. I think that would work.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335969Tue, 26 May 2009 07:16:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335969Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335969http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-335969.xmlHi, If you want to use 'but', it's better to write it this way. My family have been pet-owners for generations , but now I would like to tell you about my present pet, Jex the bulldog. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335849Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:16:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335849User_gary2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335849http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-335849.xmlNona The Brit wrote: My family have been pet-owners for generations. My family has been keeping pets for generations. My family has passed a love of animals from generation to generation. Now I would like to tell you about my present pet; Jex the bulldog. I wasn't 100% clear on the meaning you wanted for the first sentence. Also, why have you used 'but' at the start of the second one? Thank you. I am writing essay `My pet' The two sentences which I start with. I prefer (My family have been pet-owners for generations. But now I would like to tell you about my present pet, Jex the bulldog.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335841Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:16:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335841nona the brit3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htm#335841http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-335841.xmlMy family have been pet-owners for generations. My family has been keeping pets for generations. My family has passed a love of animals from generation to generation. Now I would like to tell you about my present pet; Jex the bulldog. I wasn't 100% clear on the meaning you wanted for the first sentence. Also, why have you used 'but' at the start of the second one?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 08:16:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335825User_gary4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/vrgrh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-335825.xmlMy family has been .................. pet from generation to generation. But I now would like to tell you about my present pet animal "Jex" the bull dog. Please tell me which word can be appropriate in the blanks. And also correct my two sentences.