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Old 01-May-2008, 10:46
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Hi dear teachers!
Art these sentences grammatically or logically wrong?

1.Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb to complete the sentences. ( There are five sentences on the page.)

2. Complete the following by adding a suitable phrase. (There are five incomplete sentences on the page.)

3. Describe these nouns by putting an adjective before them. ( There are five nouns on the page.)

I'm in a great hurry please!
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Dawood
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Hi dear teachers!
Art these sentences grammatically or logically wrong?

1.Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb to complete the sentences. ( There are five sentences on the page.)

2. Complete the following (what??) by adding a suitable phrase. (There are five incomplete sentences on the page.)

OR
Complete the following sentences by using a suitable phrase.


3. Describe these nouns by putting an adjective before them. ( There are five nouns on the page.)

Describe these nouns using suitable / interesting etc. adjectives.
OR
List some possible adjectives to describe these nouns.
OR simply
Use adjectives to describe these nouns.
OR
Think of some adjectives / an adjecitve to describe these nouns.
(I think they should know where to place an adjective!)


I'm in a great hurry please!
Best regards!
Dawood

I think your sentences are grammatically correct. But I have given you rewritten examples.
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Old 01-May-2008, 11:30
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I think your sentences are grammatically correct. But I have given you rewritten examples.
Thank you very much for your instant reply. Actually, someone told me that my sentences are incorrect. Instead, I should use plural words e.g. "Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs...", "Complete the following by putting phrases...", "Describe these nouns by putting adjectives... " etc. I used singular words everywhere as "a suitable verb", "a phrase", "an adjective" etc.
Looking forward to the answer...
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I don't think your sentences are incorrect or illogical.

You may try this:

Fill in each blank with a suitable verb...

OR

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs ...

Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb might lead to the confusion that they only have to use ONE single verb that matches every sentence.
There are different nouns / sentences etc. and therefore you need more than only one adjective / phrase etc.

I think that is what the person had in mind when he criticised your version.
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Now, I've understood it pefectly. Thank you very much. You've been very helpful
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You're most welcome. I'm glad I could help.

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excuse my ignorance,i suck at life but
can u help me with a problem of mine? if so, will u tell me which of these sentences is/are correct?

1. I get irritated when he comes over(to,my) house.
2. When he comes over(to,my) house i get irritated.

1. If i calm down and do as u say will u let me borrow 5 dollars.
2. Will u let me borrow 5 dollars if i calm down and do as u say.
3. If i calm down and do as u say then will u let me borrow 5 dollars.

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