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Harry12345

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Which one is correct? And why? Thank you!
1 Being too busy every day will make one forgetful sometimes.
Being too busy every day will make one forgetable sometimes.

2 There will be more and more private cars in future.
There will be more and more personal cars in future.

3 Parents always miss their children wherever they are.
Parents always miss their children no matter where they are.

4 Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience countryside life.
Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience countryside lives.
 

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Which one is correct? And why? Thank you!
1 Being too busy every day will make one forgetful sometimes.:tick:
Being too busy every day will make one forgetable sometimes.

2 There will be more and more private cars in future.:tick:
There will be more and more personal cars in future.

3 Parents always miss their children wherever they are.:tick:
Parents always miss their children no matter where they are.

4 Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience countryside life.:tick:
Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience countryside lives.
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Could you please tell me why personal cars is wrong? :)
 

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Mr Gillnetter, Thank you very much!

I am a little confused with 4.

Is the sentence Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience the countryside life. correct?( I put a the)

And how about Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience the village life.

Thank you!:)
 

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Mr Gillnetter, Thank you very much!

I am a little confused with 4.

Is the sentence Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience the countryside life. correct?( I put a the)

And how about Many college students volunteer to work in Hope School to exprerience the village life.

Thank you!:)
They are both better without "the".But I would rewrite the first as: "...to experience life in the countryside".
 

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They are both better without "the".But I would rewrite the first as: "...to experience life in the countryside".

Or "to experience country life" (no definite article). As generalisations, we regularly say "country life", "city life", "town life" to express the day-to-day living experience in different environments.

I'm moving to Madrid. I want to experience city life.
You should move somewhere rural so you can experience country life.
 

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Thank you very much!
Could you please tell me why personal cars is wrong? :)

We distinguish public and private transport- private cars contrast with taxis.
 

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Many thanks for all of you!:)
 
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