Results 1 to 5 of 5
Like Tree3Likes
  • 1 Post By dut_thinker
  • 1 Post By Calis
  • 1 Post By Gillnetter

Thread: Is there any problems with my sentence below

  1. #1
    dut_thinker is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Chinese
      • Home Country:
      • China
      • Current Location:
      • Japan
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    41

    Default Is there any problems with my sentence below

    Is there any problems with the following sentence?

    Estuaries, where rivers meet the sea, are a valuable natural resource that provide diverse uses for human beings.

    Thank you in advance!
    TheParser likes this.

  2. #2
    Calis's Avatar
    Calis is offline Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Interested in Language
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Posts
    104

    Default Re: Is there any problems with my sentence below

    It's perfect. I can't see anything wrong with it.

    [Not a teacher]
    Last edited by Calis; 02-Jan-2012 at 02:07.
    TheParser likes this.

  3. #3
    Gillnetter is offline Key Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • United States
      • Current Location:
      • United States
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Posts
    3,165
    Teacher

    Default Re: Is there any problems with my sentence below

    Quote Originally Posted by dut_thinker View Post
    Is Are there any problems with the following sentence?

    Estuaries, where rivers meet the sea, are a valuable natural resources that provide diverse uses for human beings.

    Thank you in advance!
    Estuaries is a plural word. Because estuaries is plural, they cannot be referred to as "a natural resource", they must be referred to as "natural resources".
    TheParser likes this.

  4. #4
    dut_thinker is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Chinese
      • Home Country:
      • China
      • Current Location:
      • Japan
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    41
    Threadstarter / Original Poster

    Default Re: Is there any problems with my sentence below

    Quote Originally Posted by Calis View Post
    It's perfect. I can't see anything wrong with it.

    [Not a teacher]

    Thank you for your help.

  5. #5
    dut_thinker is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Chinese
      • Home Country:
      • China
      • Current Location:
      • Japan
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    41
    Threadstarter / Original Poster

    Default Re: Is there any problems with my sentence below

    Quote Originally Posted by Gillnetter View Post
    Estuaries is a plural word. Because estuaries is plural, they cannot be referred to as "a natural resource", they must be referred to as "natural resources".
    Thank you for your help.

Similar Threads

  1. have problems doing
    By yuhan in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-Aug-2009, 08:05
  2. used to be/have been problems before
    By user_gary in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 29-Aug-2007, 19:11
  3. Problems
    By Rok Vermont in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 24-Aug-2005, 22:04
  4. Problems
    By Rok Vermont in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 30-May-2005, 09:29
  5. Few problems
    By Atesttaker in forum General Language Discussions
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 07-Jun-2004, 15:02

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0