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Re: Would you please rewrite every sentence of that paragraph in an easy...

Kooyeen — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:16:27 GMT

Jackson6612 wrote:

Would you please rewrite every sentence of that paragraph in an easy understandable English?

Hi,
this is difficult. I remember there were several thread about that, article + uncountable noun. Since it is difficult to find a rule, the best thing to do is always treat uncountable nouns as uncoutable. So, no articles.

In that case (your sentence), I'd say it's a short way to say:
Write every sentence in an easy and understandable (kind/style) of English.

That's the only explanation I could give

Re: Writing (1)

nona the brit — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:25:54 GMT

Ok, but it won't fix all the errors in this piece of writing.

The April's socio-economic growth has remained the same as that of the first 3 months. Industrial production had fairly high production and step by step resumed the previous growth pace.However, many problems haven't been overcome: The basic construction investment capital,especially the state credit capital, has been low, the investment demand stimulation measures haven't been done strongly so the efficiency has been limited, the consumption prices and services have decreased and will be to decrease in next few month. It was the remark of the Planning and Investment minister at this meeting.

1/Is it obligatory to write the before targets,industrial production and next few few months?Why? I can't find 'targets'. No 'the' before industrial production as it is just industry in general. 'The' next few months as they are specific months.

2/April's socio-economic growth (1)= April socio-economic growth (2) ?If not, what is wrong? Why? April's - the growth belongs to April. See my previous comment about the 'the'.

3/the previous growth pace (3) =the growth pace before (4)= the growth pace earlier? (5)If not, what is wrong? Why? The previous rate of growth is better. Pace just doesn't really work with growth.

4/Do you write efficiency or effectiveness here? Why?What is the difference in meaning btw them? See my previous comment.

5/Do remained and preserved have the same meaning and are they interchangeable?If not, what is the difference in meaning btw them? No they are not interchangeable here.

6/Do you write Planning and Investment minister or Plan and Investment minister ? Why? Planning and Investment Minister. He/she is in charge of planning, not plans.

7/In state credit capital, is state an uncountable noun? depends. Are you talking of the credit capital available in the state (non-count) or something called 'State Credit Capital' (count)

8/Do you write it was the remark or it were the remarks here? This whole sentence doesn't make sense. Do you mean that the whole of the paragraph is his remarks? Then 'Those were the remarks of.... It would be better to state this at the beginning though 'At the meeting, the minister remarked that......

9/ Is limited an adjectif or a verb used in the passive? AJECTIVE adjecectIVE adjectIVE adjectIVE. You always misspell this - it's a bad habit you need to break. However, not sure which it is, sorry.

10/Do you write The basic construction investment capital or The basic constructional investment capiatal ? Why?What is the difference btw them? Basic construction investment capital (no the). The capital is to be used for construction, not used for constructional. If you use constructional then it is saying that the investment capital in someway constructs something directly. Money doesn't construct things. It may pay for materials and labour to construct things, but it isn't out there digging holes and pouring concrete itself.

12/ Is there comma after so? No comma.

Re: sentence

Clive — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:42:06 GMT

Hi,

We are pleased to offer a special advertising rate for the year of $8400. You will also receive a double page spread for your story at a value of $4200 in return for company sponsorship to Viet nam.

1/ Is sponsorship an uncountable noun? It can be count or noncount, depending on context and meaning.

2/What is the meaning of to here? (Does to Viet Nam mean to go to Viet Nam?) It seems to mean 'for someone to go to Vietnam'.

3/What is the meaning of in return for company sponsorship to Viet nam here? You supply the sponsorship money, and in return 'we' will give you a spread worth $4200.

4/ For me, the meaning of this paragraph is: . . .

To me, this is the meaning. I pay $8,400 to get advertising for one year. In addition, if I pay to sponsor someone's trip to Vietnam, I also receive a double-page spread for my story.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: sentence

Van Khanh — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:22:56 GMT

Hi,

Yes,Clive, it means that company A will pay for person B's plane ticket to Vietnam.

Yes, full color, full page, Geek.

So, my questions are:

1/ Is sponsorship an uncountable noun?

2/What is the meaning of to here? (Does to Viet Nam mean to go to Viet Nam?)

3/What is the meaning of in return for company sponsorship to Viet nam here?

4/ For me, the meaning of this paragraph is:

I pay only $8400 /year and I receive:

$8400/year for advertising + a double page spread (=$4200)

Is that right? Do you think of other meanings?

Best regards

Van Khanh

sentence

Van Khanh — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:42:18 GMT

Hi,

I have a following paragraph:

1/ What is the meaning of sponsorship here?

2/ Is sponsorship an uncountable noun?

3/What is the meaning of to here?

4/What is the meaning of in return for company sponsorship to Viet nam here?

5/ Here is the emaning of this paragraph:

I pay only $8400 /year and I receive:

$8400/year for advertising + a double page spread (=$4200)

Is that right? Do you think of other meanings?

Van Khanh

Re: Please help me to correct my composition

Tearsofjoy — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:22:11 GMT

Some university universities(you need the plural when youâre using âsomeâ) are adopting Internet-based learning(or âe-learningâ for short) while others are sticking to the traditional, face-to-face teaching. Personally, I prefer the former.

Iâd like to explain the second change a little more fully than I could manage within the paragraph.chemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />>>

You have used the phrase âInternet-based e-learningâ. Now âInternet-basedâ and the prefix âe-â mean the same thing, so in effect you are using the same adjective twice, which is wrong grammar. Also, âInternet-based learningâ and âe-learningâ mean the same thing. Hence I have put the word âe-learningâ in brackets(parentheses if thatâs the term you are comfortable with), showing that it is an abbreviated form of the term âInternet-based learningâ.>>

With the rapid progress of modern technology, the taking-place replacement of traditional ways of living by electronics is inevitable(I think you would do well to change that to âit is inevitable that electronics replace the traditional ways of livingâ). And education is just part of the trend. This trend is surely not without reasons. Firstly, e-learning offers a more convenient access to the learning resource, since you can receive the lessons in your free time according to your schedule and neednât to ask for leave if you are ill,. You (I am shortening the sentences because it makes things clearer and adds a bit of emphasis) can receive your lessons anywhere, - in parks, in subway trains or in a cafÃ©, even on a beach. Whatâs more, you neednât waste several hours on the road to the classroom since with e-learning itâs on your fingertips. The e-learning method also can greatly benefit the disabled person who canât easily go to university to study. thus Thus e-learning gives more people the opportunity to gain knowledge.>>

Another advantage Internet-based e-learning learning has over the traditional learning is that e-learning it can bring the students into a colorful multimedia virtual world instead of burying them into piles of dull books. With computers, learning can be more fun and effective. The storage of a computer can make it possible to store millions of books into one chip while a normal classroom canât do this. The Internet offers resources incomparable of to those any traditional schools can offer.>>

I have a bit of a problem with this point. No matter in what form the information is fed to the students, the amount of material they have to study remains the same. Whatâs more, if the information is in a book you can vaguely estimate how much you have to study by the simple process of seeing how fat the book is [:;].

What you may argue is that the computer makes it easier to find relevant portions of information, instead of the students having to search through a hundred books for a single paragraph.>>

Whatâs more, e-learning also can make life easier for a teacher. In the traditional school, a teacher usually stands on the platform over for hours and this usually results in physical tiredness. After class, a teacher corrects the studentsâ assignments one by one, leaning by on the desk. After years of hard work a severe neck-ache is usually developed. Also in the traditional class much of the time is wasted on handing in and handing out of the assignments and test papers. All these are both time consuming and physically challenging. With Internet-based e-learning, many assignments can be corrected by computers, a teacher can sit comfortably in a sofa instead of standing on the platform and thereâs no need of handing assignments in or out. Everything is just a click away. Besides making a studentâs studying more interesting, e-learning also eases the teacherâs heavy work and brings them more freedom and gives them more time to enjoy lives.>>

Sorry to say I canât accept your reasoning here. It is much more tiring to sit for hours in front of the computer than to stand and interact directly with other people for the same period of time. Taking classes may be easier via the Internet, but when it comes to checking, I think it would be much better if teachers got to check handwritten sheets rather than brightly glaring screens. Staring too long at the computer screen is really bad for the eyes â I should know, mine are suffering.

Since e-learning has so much many advantages outweighing over traditional learning, I strongly recommend e-learning method.>> over the traditional face-to-face methods.>>

âMuchâ is used for uncountable nouns, while advantages are certainly countable. So youâll have to change to âmanyâ, Iâm afraid. And I think the usage âadvantages outweighingâ¦â is incorrect. Iâm not sure about that mistake, though I am perfectly sure the change I have made would be accepted by any examiner.

Subsequent posters, please check if the usage of âoutweighingâ in the last sentence is correct or not, Iâm a bit confused.>>

So far, all I have done is to correct the grammar and point out a few weak links in your essay. (The thin lines, in case you couldn't make them out, are strikethroughs, indicating deletion.) I think you would do quite well if you submitted this. It doesnât need further decorations and frills.>>

Thanks for the chance to edit. As youâve probably guessed, I really love editing and relish any opportunity to indulge my skills in that field.>>

Hope I could help you â even if a little bit.>>

- Tearsofjoy.