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My dear and respected teachers,
1 : "Of what subject paper did you write today".? correct it please.
2 : "I don't have much vocabulary of English language that's why I don't feel confident when speaking it". Correct?
3 : "A fish bone stuck in my throat". correct?
4 : "I helped him in improving English" correct
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1. What subject did you write your paper on today?

2. I don't know much vocabulary. Which is why I lack confidence when speaking English.

3. A fish bone got stuck in my throat. / I have a fish bone stuck in my throat. / There's a fish bone stuck in my throat.

4. I helped him improve his English. / I helped him with improving his English.
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1. On what subject did you write about today?

2. I don't have much vocabulary which is why I lack confidence when speaking English.

3. A fish bone got stuck in my throat. / I have a fish bone stuck in my throat. / There's a fish bone stuck in my throat.

4. I helped him improve his English. / I helped him in improving his English.
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  1. What topic did you write about today.
  2. I am not fluent in English therefore I do not feel confident speaking.
  3. A fish had stuck in my throat.
  4. I helped him improve his English.
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1. On what subject did you write about today? You'd need to delete either 'on' or 'about'. 'Subject' can't be the object of both prepositions.
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