A letter to the teacher.

[Anna232]

Do you agree with my corrections? I write two versions and try to correct my mistakes myself first.
I removed double space and added corrected sentences to make the sentences easier to read.

1. I hope things are going well at the school since classes started.
1B. I hope things are going well since the start of the term.

2. I am writing to report about inform you about my daughter's absence at the end of October for two weeks.

3. First of all I would like to express an appreciation for my daughter's performance from all our family.
3B.First of all I would like to express our appreciation of my daughter's performance on behalf of our family.

4. Since you have been teaching in our class, she has become interested in visiting school.
4B.Since you started teaching our class, she has become more intrested in classses.

5.She isn't going to be able to be present on the lessons due to our planned vacation.
5B.She isn't going to be able to go to classes due to our planned vacation.

6. Tickets were bought for this during this period of the year because of lower prices compared with the prices in summer.

7. We prefer to do homework even on holidays (I added "s" to "holiday") rather than after returning not to be behind the whole class.
7. B. We prefer to do homework even on holidays so that she isn't behind her class.

8. Thank you for your attention and I hope our absence woudn't afftect my daughter's performance.

 

[Tarheel]

I would probably say I hope things have been going well.

Try:

I am writing to tell you that my daughter will be absent from classes for two weeks.

It's 1:40am here in Charlotte. Back to bed!

 

[teechar]

Who wrote the original sentences, and who wrote the corrections?

 

[Tarheel]

Who wrote the original sentences, and who wrote the corrections?

I'm fairly sure that the OP did both. (This is at least her second thread like this.)

 

[Tarheel]

If there is a 1B shouldn't there be a 1A?

I'm not sure I understand the third one. Are you thanking the school for your daughter's performance? Do you mean they did a good job of teaching her?

 

[emsr2d2]

I write two versions and try to correct my mistakes myself first.

You've said this before and I still don't understand why you do it. If you know the first version isn't correct (which must be the case if you know you need to "correct my mistakes"), why don't you just write the version you believe is correct?

 

[Anna232]

Who wrote the original sentences, and who wrote the corrections?

I did.

 

[Anna232]

If there is a 1B shouldn't there be a 1A?

I'm not sure I understand the third one. Are you thanking the school for your daughter's performance?

Do you mean they did a good job of teaching her?

Yes. You are right.

 

[Anna232]

You've said this before and I still don't understand why you do it. If you know the first version isn't correct (which must be the case if you know you need to "correct my mistakes"), why don't you just write the version you believe is correct?

Let me explain. I do that to practise my writing and speaking skills. I often translate sentences word for word. For example, I used to say I love being in the nature. Then I found out it is wrong. In OAD I read about how the English version should be used. To admire the scenery and not the nature for example. Sometimes you aren't sure how to translate some even simple sentences into English. I did learn a lot from the discussions on this forum.

 

[Anna232]

If there is a 1B shouldn't there be a 1A?

I'm not sure I understand the third one. Are you thanking the school for your daughter's performance? Do you mean they did a good job of teaching her?

Do you mean the other sentences are correct?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. THAT'S right.

 

[Tarheel]

Do you mean the other sentences are correct?

I don't think that's what I mean.

 

[Tarheel]

In my humble opinion, you should do it like this. (See below.)

1.a
1.b

That's what I was getting at. Normally you won't see a 1B when there is no 1A.

In a classroom people (either the teacher or a student) ask one question at a time. Then after that question is dealt with they go to the next one.

In my humble opinion it would be better to limit the number of questions in the OP to one or two, but definitely no more than five or six.

 

[Rover_KE]

You should ask only ONE question per thread, @Anna232.

 

[teechar]

@Anna232 for each of the first four sentences, start a new thread in our Ask a Teacher section.
After those have been dealt with, you can do the same for the other four.

 

[Anna232]

@Anna232 for each of the first four sentences, start a new thread in our Ask a Teacher section.
After those have been dealt with, you can do the same for the other four.

I will leave four sentences and wait for the answer.

 

[Anna232]

@Anna232 for each of the first four sentences, start a new thread in our Ask a Teacher section.
After those have been dealt with, you can do the same for the other four.

Oh, I can't edit it anymore. Can I start a new thread for additional sentences. For #5,#6,#7,#8? And can we talk about sentences #1, #2, #3,#4 here?

 

[teechar]

Can I start a new thread for additional sentences. For each of #5,#6,#7,#8?

Yes.

And can we talk about sentences #1, #2, #3,#4 here?

No. Just start new threads in our other section please.