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Are these correct?

1. The egg will get cooked.
2. The egg will get cook.
 

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What do these mean?

1. I always want a bike.
2. I always wanted a bike.

Are these correct?

3. As a value customer and friend of the Family, we would like to tell you a bit more about ourselves. (Should it be 'valued'? If so, why?)
 

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1. I always want a bike. (Present, all the time)
2. I always wanted a bike. (In the past, al the time)
3. As a valued (Adjective) customer and friend of the Family, we would like to tell you a bit more about ourselves.

All the best, :D
 

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What does these mean?

1. If I remembered correctly, this is how you do this question.
2. If I remember correctly, this is how you do this question.
 

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2 is correct. It means you think you know how to do the question, but aren't certain. ;-)
 

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Why is numer one incorrect? Why is it supposed to be 'translated'?

1. I need this translate as fastest as you can.
2. I need this translated as fastest as you can.

Is this why it is 'translated'?
3. I need this to be translated as fastest as you can.

Same idea with this?
4. We partnered with him.
5. We partner with him. (Incorrect? Is it b/c it 'We are partnered with him.'?)
 

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1. I need this translate as fastest as you can. :(
2. I need this translated as fastest as you can. :(
3. I need this to be translated as fastest as you can. :(

Passive
I need this (to be) translated as fast as you can. :D

Active
I need you to translate this as fast as you can. :D

Note, to be is often omitted in the passive, so 3. is correct but it's also incorrect because the fastest is a superlative. Superlatives express, #1., the best, the tops.

4. We partnered with him. :D
5. We partner with him. :D

Note,
We are partnered with him. (Verb)
We partnered with him. (Verb)
We will partner with him. (Verb)
We partner with him (when we can). (Verb)

All the best, :D
 

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Thanks.
We partner with him (when we can). (Verb)

I don't understand the 'We partner' part. Can you give me an example on how to use this in a sentence? Thanks.

Are these correct? If they're wrong, why?
1. It is a new release.
2. It is a new released. (This is a to-be verb? But how come it doesn't sound right?)
3. New release. (One release?)
4. New releases. (More then one releases?)
5. New released. (What does this mean?)


What do these mean?
6. Compare to other firewalls it is still a hassle.
7. Compared to other firewalls it is still a hassle.

8. I still see the application control as a hassle compared to other firewalls
9. I still see the application control as a hassle compare to other firewalls.

10. I always have that turned off.
11. I always have that turn off.
For this one, how do I know if it is supposed to be 'turn' or 'turned'? Does this work 'That is always turned off.'? So number #11 is wrong?

What do these mean?
12. For boys and girls where they needed it the most.
13. For boys and girls where they need it the most.
 

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jack said:
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We partner with him (when we can). (Verb)

I don't understand the 'We partner' part. Can you give me an example on how to use this in a sentence? Thanks.

partner is an example of when a noun is used as a verb. The example given is the only one I know of. Sorry.

1. It is a new release. :D
2. It is a new released. :(
3. New release. (One release?) :D
4. New releases. (More then one releases?) :D
5. New released. (What does this mean?) :(

Try,

2. and 5. It is a newly released video. (Adverb+Participle+Noun)

6. Compare to other firewalls it is still a hassle. :(
7. Compared to other firewalls it is still a hassle. :D

8. compared to other firewalls. :D
9. compare to other firewalls. :(

Note, (when it is) compared with/to other firewalls.

10. I always have that turned off. :D
11. I always have that turn off. :(

Note, 'that' = 'turned off' / 'that' is 'turned off'.

jack said:
For this one, how do I know if it is supposed to be 'turn' or 'turned'? Does this work 'That is always turned off.'? So number #11 is wrong?

:up: Good detective work, jack. :up:

12. For boys and girls where they needed it the most. :D (past)
13. For boys and girls where they need it the most. :D (present)

All the best, :D
 

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Are these correct? If not, why?

1. This is waxed. (Does this mean something is waxed?)
2. This is wax. (This is a substance?)
3. This is waxed paper. (What does this mean?)
4. This is wax paper. (What does this mean?)


What do these mean?
5. I do not have a detail knowloedge about these products.
6. I do not have a detailed knowloedge about these products
7. I have a lot of misssed calls.
8. I have a lot of miss calls.

Is #7 incorrect?
9. You must have the audio hook to the WinTV-PVR.
10. You must have the audio hooked to the WinTV-PVR.

Are these correct? What do they mean?
11. Start buying the abandon buildings around there.
12. Start buying the abandoned buildings around there.
 

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jack said:
Are these correct? If not, why?

1. This is waxed. (Does this mean something is waxed?) :( :D
2. This is wax. (This is a substance?) :D
3. This is waxed paper. (What does this mean?) :( :D
4. This is wax paper. (What does this mean?) :D

The symbols :( :D mean, the sentence has two meanings. One meaning is OK and the other meaning is not OK.

In my dialect 1. means, This has been waxed ~ Someone waxed it; Someone put wax on it. I would not use "This is waxed" :(, but others might. :D

2. means, it is made out of wax; 3. means, someone put wax in it. The wax is not a natural property of the paper; Someone changed the quality of the paper by adding wax to it. I would use "This is waxed paper" if I wanted to express that the paper had been changed to wax, but I wouldn't use that sentence to mean sentence 4.: the paper is made of wax. Wax is it's natural property.

What do these mean?
5. I do not have a detail knowledge about these products. :(
6. I do not have a detailed knowledge about these products. :D
7. I have a lot of missed calls. :D
8. I have a lot of miss calls. :(

detailed is the adjectival form of the noun detail; missed is the adjectival form of noun/verb miss.

Note, knowledge, not knowloedge. :wink:

Is #7 incorrect?
9. You must have the audio hook to the WinTV-PVR. :(
10. You must have the audio hooked to the WinTV-PVR. :(

audio hooked up (adjective): The audio is hooked up.

Are these correct? What do they mean?
11. Start buying the abandon buildings around there.
12. Start buying the abandoned buildings around there.

Again, -ed. abandonded is an adjective: The buildings are abondoned. Remember: -ed forms come after linking verbs, so if you can add a linking verb, you know the word is an adjective. :wink:

All the best,
 

jack

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Thanks.

1. Start buying the abandon buildings around there. (I saw this on the "Sopranos" show. I was thinking about it, "isn't that wrong"? Maybe it was a typo error from the closed-captioning.)

Are these correct?
2. It is probably a punctured from the rocks.
3. It is probably a puncture from the rocks. (Is this incorrect? How come this sounds right ot me?)
 

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jack said:
Thanks.

1. Start buying the abandon buildings around there. (I saw this on the "Sopranos" show. I was thinking about it, "isn't that wrong"? Maybe it was a typo error from the closed-captioning.)

abandoned building (OK)
abandon building (Not OK)
Abandon the building! (OK; 'Abandon' functions as a verb; imperative)

2. It is probably a punctured from the rocks. :(
3. It is probably a puncture from the rocks. :D

It is probably a puncture. (OK; 'puncture' is a noun. Notice the article 'a'. Articles modify nouns or noun phrases; If you see an article, expect to find a noun. With 2., there's an article, but there's no noun, just an adjective 'punctured')

4. a punctured______ (Noun)
5. It is punctured. (OK; Adjective)

All the best, :D
 

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Thanks.
Are thse correct?

1. A puntured tire will not last very long.
2. A punture tire will not last very long. ( If you see an article, expect to find a noun. How come it doesn't work here?)
 

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jack said:
Thanks.
Are thse correct?

1. A puntured tired will not last very long.
2. A punture tired will not last very long. ( If you see an article, expect to find a noun. How come it doesn't work here?)

And, if you see an adjective+noun, expect the adjective to end in -ed if the adjective comes from a verb. :wink:

puncture (verb)
punctured (adjective; from the verb 'puncture')

a punctured tire (Adjective that comes from a verb, so add -ed)

All the best, :D
 

jack

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Thank you very much.

1. It is probably a punctured from the rocks. (Incorrect)
2. It is probably a separated car, that's why it is broken into two peices. (Is this correct? If so, why? Does it mean it is splited into two pieces?)
3. It is probably a separatecar that you have to buy. (Does this mean it is a different car you have to buy?
 

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You're welcome.

jack said:
2. It is probably a separated car, that's why it is broken into two peices. (Does it mean it is split into two pieces?)

3. It is probably a separate car that you have to buy. (Does this mean it is a different car you have to buy?)

2. means, the car has been separated. Someone has changed/altered the car's natural form/shape.

3. means, the car is a different car from the one we're talking about. It's a different car ~ It's a separate car.

EX: That's a separate issue. (That's a different issue).

All the best, :D
 
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