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#1 29-Jun-2012, 17:39Before
Before going to England, you should ...
Before you go to England, you should ...
Before to go to England, you should ...
I know the last sentence is not correct.
How about the second sentence?
Is it correct?
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#2 29-Jun-2012, 17:41Re: Before
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#3 29-Jun-2012, 17:41Re: Before
Yes, it is.
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charliedeutPlease be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor a teacher.
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#4 29-Jun-2012, 17:42Re: Before
Master Jed beat me by a wink!
Please be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor a teacher.
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#5 29-Jun-2012, 17:45Re: Before
"Before you go to England, you should ..." could be used both when speaking directly to an individual (or a group of people) who have a trip to England planned, or "you" could mean "one" and the advice might just be general advice to anyone who is going to England.
Examples:
To an individual: Before you go to England, you should ask someone to look after your garden while you're away.
To a group: Before you go to England, you should make sure you have each other's mobile phone numbers so you can contact each other if you get lost.
General: Before you go to England, you should learn a few basic English phrases.
General: Before you go to England, you should buy an umbrella!Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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