Is it wrong to say "Her sister does teaching"? Instead of saying "she is a teacher."
R Rachel Adams Key Member Joined Nov 4, 2018 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Russian Home Country Georgia Current Location Georgia Jan 13, 2021 #1 Is it wrong to say "Her sister does teaching"? Instead of saying "she is a teacher."
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jan 13, 2021 #2 Rachel Adams said: Is it wrong to say "Her sister does teaching" no question mark here instead of [strike]saying[/strike] "She is a teacher"? Click to expand... Yes, that's wrong. You could say "She teaches" but that's not as natural as "She is a teacher". Please note my corrections above.
Rachel Adams said: Is it wrong to say "Her sister does teaching" no question mark here instead of [strike]saying[/strike] "She is a teacher"? Click to expand... Yes, that's wrong. You could say "She teaches" but that's not as natural as "She is a teacher". Please note my corrections above.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 13, 2021 #3 We say things like "She teaches mathematics" or "She teaches third grade" or "She teaches high school physics".
We say things like "She teaches mathematics" or "She teaches third grade" or "She teaches high school physics".
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 13, 2021 #4 You could say something like "She does some teaching on the side" or "She does some teaching now and then", but that's different from calling her a teacher.
You could say something like "She does some teaching on the side" or "She does some teaching now and then", but that's different from calling her a teacher.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 14, 2021 #5 Rachel Adams said: Is it wrong to say, "Her sister does teaching,"[STRIKE]?[/STRIKE] instead of saying, "She is a teacher"? Click to expand... Put question marks at the ends of sentences, not in the middle. When you're quoting a complete sentence, capitalize the first letter of the quotation. Last edited: Jan 14, 2021
Rachel Adams said: Is it wrong to say, "Her sister does teaching,"[STRIKE]?[/STRIKE] instead of saying, "She is a teacher"? Click to expand... Put question marks at the ends of sentences, not in the middle. When you're quoting a complete sentence, capitalize the first letter of the quotation.