Search results for 'tag:Underline' matching tag 'Underline'

Re: corrections 1

Clive — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:34:06 GMT

Hi again,
Ok, I try to underline:

(a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep.

(b) The hippopotamus is having its bath at the river.

(c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week.
     He takes the rubbish to the garbage dump every week.

(d) She likes to swing.
     They are sitting on the swings.

(e) They are walking carefully on the road.
      They walk carefully.

(f) The birds are on the electric cable. You could also say 'electrical'. Probably better.

(g) He is repairing the broken / spoiled roof. These are not idiomatic adjectives. Say 'damaged'.

Clive

Re: corrections 1

Clive — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:32:57 GMT

Hi again,
Ok, I try to underline:

(a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep.

(b) The hippopotamus is having its bath at the river.

(c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week.
     He takes the rubbish to the garbage dump every week.

(d) She likes to swing.
     They are sitting on the swings.

(e) They are walking carefully on the road.
      They walk carefully.

(f) The birds are on the electric cable. You could also say 'electrical'. Probably better.

(g) He is repairing the broken / spoil roof. These are not idiomatic adjectives. Say 'damaged'.

Clive

Re: corrections 1

Vincent Teo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:06:16 GMT

Ok, I try to underline:

(a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep.

(b) The hippopotamus is having its bathing at the river.

(c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week.
     He takes the rubbish to the garbage trunk every week.

(d) She like to swing.
     They are sitting on the swings.

(e) They are walking carefully on the road.
      They walk carefully.

(f) The birds are on the electric cable.

(g) He is repairing the broken / spoil roof.

Re: past simple/continuous

Newguest — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:58 GMT

Huevos

Newguest
So when would you use the second sentence?
The progressive is mainly used in the past for progressive actions or intersecting timelines. He was eating his dinner when the phone rang.

I think I would use the second one if I wanted to underline the duration of something that was happening in the past for some time. I'm not quite sure, but it seems to me that both of them are alright?

Re: towards her

Clive — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:50:52 GMT

Hi,
Ok. The underline parts of the sentences are unsure.

Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle towards her. OK

Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle and he snatched her bag.

Clive

Re: towards her

Vincent Teo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:23:10 GMT

Ok. The underline parts of the sentences are unsure.

Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle towards her.

Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle and snatched her bag.

Re: who rode / was riding

Vincent Teo — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:21:34 GMT

Thanks. I try:

Suddenly, a man who was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag. She was very scared because she had many cash in her handbag. The motorcyclist went away as fast as he could. She shouted for help. Two men came out of the shop to help her, but it was too late. She was sad, but she also thanked the men for helping her.

How about others (underline sentences) ? all correct?

Re: Since that day

Cool Breeze — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:25:16 GMT

Hi VT

Jenny is a talented girl. She likes painting with watercolours. One day she took part in a competition and won. She has been aspiring to become an artist since that day.

Since that day could be at the beginning as well, especially if you wanted to underline it.

Re: Georgia - a peaceloving genocide

Dew 2007 — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:37 GMT

Do you think Saakashvily would have unleashed that war if he had had some unspoken support from some forces? I'd rather doubt it.

I'll repeat what I have already said: Nobody wants this war. And the Russians are perhaps the least to want it.
But some countries would go overseas to defene thei "national interests" and Russia has a war in its borders.

I'm afraid that Europe will have to be involved, because Saakashvily tries to underline it standing in front of the flag of the EC (though Georgia is not a member) And the europeans think that Russia is attacking Europe. Even here there is a lie.

Re: some examples on the old Toefl practice test

Belly — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:57:14 GMT

There was a typo: setence 3 was instead of were. But these are exact sentences in the explanation division of the book (means the correct version), and no underline