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aysaa

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Hi,

-I have always prayed to be able to keep alive.

Is that a good sentence, or must I change it with ''I have always prayed so that I can keep alive''?

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Hi,

-I have always prayed to be able to keep alive.

Is that a good sentence, or must I change it with ''I have always prayed so that I can keep alive''?

Thanks.

Neither one is correct.
 

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Why are they incorrect? So, how can I fix them? Please help me.
 

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'I have always prayed for a long life.'

You're not going to stay alive for ever.

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I am ;-).

I'll see you in hell first.:evil:

(That's one of the emoticons I've been waiting to find a use for.)
 

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I'll see you in hell first.:evil:

(That's one of the emoticons I've been waiting to find a use for.)
:evilbat:

(That's one of the emoticons I occasionally find a use for)
 
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