Sadgasm
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I have a Spanish student that does not omit 'it' in certain sentences. He places a comma as if writing a compound sentence and writes 'it' unnecessarily. I'm having trouble figuring out what exactly how to describe this issue and how to help him practice correcting it.
Here are two of his sentences from a recent writing exercise:
"My best experience in the US, it was last Sunday when I went to a hockey game."
and
"My worst experience in the US, it happened to me when it rained."
How would I describe what the problem is to another teacher or to him / what is the issue? And what would be an example of an exercise that could help him with this?
This is my first time writing on the forum, although I have come here for help in the past. Its a great site. Thanks in advanced for any help.
Here are two of his sentences from a recent writing exercise:
"My best experience in the US, it was last Sunday when I went to a hockey game."
and
"My worst experience in the US, it happened to me when it rained."
How would I describe what the problem is to another teacher or to him / what is the issue? And what would be an example of an exercise that could help him with this?
This is my first time writing on the forum, although I have come here for help in the past. Its a great site. Thanks in advanced for any help.