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| Anton R. Diglot Groupie Russian Federation Joined 6439 days ago 53 posts - 54 votes  2 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German, Spanish | Message 1 of 12 06 November 2007 at 8:48am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello, everyone!
Please, check these exercises: 1. Insert EACH or EVERYONE 1. I have each book he has ever written. 2. They broke into little groups; each had his own wonderful story to tell. 3. He has every chance to win. 4. He looked et each of us in turn 2.Insert no one / none / both / either / neither 1. Ed and I were both very big men. 2. I could hear both, but saw neither. 3. There are trees on either bank. 4. No one tried to teach her anything. 5. No one of us is perfect ; we all make mistakes. 3.Insert 'other' of necessary form: 1.The bar was kept by two nice girls, one was American and another was English. 2. Another day I made an epigram. 3. They were going to get punished, one way or the other. 4. Some people refused to take the advertisements and walked away, the others dropped them on the grass. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sydney Groupie Yugoslavia Joined 6452 days ago 58 posts - 71 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Serbian | Message 2 of 12 08 November 2007 at 11:33am | IP Logged | ||
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Pretty good job...a few things I would answer differently (as a native speaker of American English):
1. I have EVERY book he has ever written. 2. They broke into little groups; EVERYONE had his own wonderful story to tell. 3. He has every chance to win. 4. He looked at each of us in turn 2.Insert no one / none / both / either / neither 1. Ed and I were both very big men. 2. I could hear both, but saw neither. 3. There are trees on either bank. 4. No one tried to teach her anything. 5. NONE of us is perfect ; we all make mistakes. 3.Insert 'other' of necessary form: 1.The bar was kept by two nice girls, one was American and THE OTHER was English. 2. THE OTHER day I made an epigram. 3. They were going to get punished, one way or ANOTHER. 4. Some people refused to take the advertisements and walked away, (no THE) others dropped them on the grass. Hope that's of some help... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| danutza Diglot Newbie Romania Joined 6144 days ago 14 posts - 14 votes Speaks: Romanian*, English Studies: French | Message 3 of 12 29 January 2008 at 8:20am | IP Logged | ||
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why can't I say some refused to take them and the others dropped them on the grass? What I mean is thatI think both variants are accepted.
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| pitiklinadas13 Newbie Colombia Joined 6148 days ago 7 posts - 7 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 4 of 12 30 January 2008 at 4:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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Damutza, What are you talking about?
Are you talking about people?? Or What? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6894 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 5 of 12 30 January 2008 at 4:27pm | IP Logged | ||
The only two alternatives allowed are EACH and EVERYONE. Here you have inserted EVERY instead, producing a correct sentence but against the rules of the game. Since, neither of the allowed alternatives will produce a correct sentence, it is the exercise that is in error here, not you ;o). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6894 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 6 of 12 30 January 2008 at 4:56pm | IP Logged | ||
"The others" is a correct construction but it does not fit the situation in this example. "The others" would mean the same as "the rest" or "all the others", and that is not a logical choice here: Some didn't accept them, some accepted them and then dropped them, while some others might have accepted them and kept them. The amount of people in question is too vague to begin with for "(all) the others" to be applicable. Of the ten people who were offered advertisements, three refused to take them and walked away, the others dropped them on the grass. Among the people who had gathered around the scene of the accident I recognised Mr.Smith and Mrs.Jones but the others were unknown to me. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Anton R. Diglot Groupie Russian Federation Joined 6439 days ago 53 posts - 54 votes 2 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German, Spanish | Message 7 of 12 25 February 2008 at 3:59am | IP Logged | ||
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Hencke, yes I made a mistake there. I'm sorry.
*** Could someone check some exercises? I'm writing a test on Friday. There will be that exercises and I wasn't able to present at last lessons. Help, please. Here they are (I put in brackets the verbs which I doubt) 'It (wasn't) very long ago that man first (landed) on the moon. What an astonishing achievement that (was)! I remember how one evening at nine o'clock Armstrong and Aldrin (walked about) and (chatted) 400000 kilometres away, and you and I (were watching and listening) to them. Nothing like it had happend before and I sometimes think that nothing like it (will happen) again. ' 'Why (do you say) that nothing like it (had happened) before? Astronauts from other planets (visit) our solar system ever since it (began). At this very moment spaceships (hovers) overhead and (watches) what you and I (are doing).As I was walking home the other evening I saw something in the sky which definitely (had come) from anywhere on this planet. And if you think I (was drunk) you're wrong. That (wasn't) the only time I (saw) strange objects in the sky. I (saw) quite a few over the years and (reported) them all to the UFO club. One day I (wrote) a book about them. Tomorrow, though, (I'll go) to Manchester to buy the latest UFO literature.' Brenda Pearl (joined) our firm ten years ago. She (had been working) for the previous five years with an advertising company and (had acquired) much useful experience. For the first eight years with us she (has been working) in the Sales Department, and (worked) there when I (became) Managing Director. Since then she (has been working) as my personal assistant, and (proved) herself to be outstandingly capable on many occasion. She (works) on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment (is working) in London on a special assignment. I have to go now, so I'll write thу rest sentenses later. I hope you will help me. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sydney Groupie Yugoslavia Joined 6452 days ago 58 posts - 71 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Serbian | Message 8 of 12 25 February 2008 at 6:17am | IP Logged | ||
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A lot of these you have right (good job!) but the middle section has some mistakes:
*** 'It (wasn't) very long ago that man first (landed) on the moon. What an astonishing achievement that (was)! I remember how one evening at nine o'clock Armstrong and Aldrin (walked about) and (chatted) 400000 kilometres away, and you and I (were watching and listening) to them. Nothing like it had happened before and I sometimes think that nothing like it (will happen) again. ' 'Why (do you say) that nothing like it (had happened) before? Astronauts from other planets (HAVE visitED) our solar system ever since it (began). At this very moment spaceships (ARE HOVERING) overhead and (WATCHING) what you and I (are doing).As I was walking home the other evening I saw something in the sky which definitely (had NOT come) from anywhere on this planet. And if you think I (was drunk) you're wrong. That (wasn't) the only time I (saw) strange objects in the sky. I (HAVE SEEN) quite a few over the years and (I'VE reported) them all to the UFO club. One day I (WILL WRITE) a book about them. Tomorrow, though, (I'M GOING) to Manchester to buy the latest UFO literature.' Brenda Pearl (joined) our firm ten years ago. She (HAD WORKED) for the previous five years with an advertising company and (HAS acquired) much useful experience. For the first eight years with us she (WORKED in the Sales Department, and (WAS workING) there when I (became) Managing Director. Since then she (has been working) as my personal assistant, and (proved) herself to be outstandingly capable on many occasion. She (works) on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment (is working) in London on a special assignment. I have to go now, so I'll write thу rest sentenses later. I hope you will help me. --------------------- There is what I believe to be the correct answers as a native speaker of American English. If you have questions why, just ask. Edited by Sydney on 25 February 2008 at 6:19am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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