Help me with this sentence

Status
Not open for further replies.

heyuting

Junior Member
Joined
Mar 17, 2012
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
China
Current Location
China
Is that correct If I say "
Think about Bill Gates, Warren Buffett,why they are widely well-known? It's money make them famous.
"
 
Is that correct If I say "
Think about Bill Gates, Warren Buffett,Why they are widely [strike]well-[/strike]known? It's money that makes them famous.
"

Either well-known or widely known (no hyphen with a work that ends in -ly).
that makes them, or that has made them.

You don't think a little company called Microsoft might have made Bill Gates a well-known name?
 
Haha, you do think it's a little company? I mean Microsoft.

You are right. Microsoft has made Bill Gates well-known. But you can't neglect that It's Microsoft that made Bill Gates became the most wealthy person in the world. This title also made him famous. Right?



Either well-known or widely known (no hyphen with a work that ends in -ly).
that makes them, or that has made them.

You don't think a little company called Microsoft might have made Bill Gates a well-known name?
 
By the way, why did you use "W" in capital after the comma?
Thank you.:-D
Either well-known or widely known (no hyphen with a work that ends in -ly).
that makes them, or that has made them.

You don't think a little company called Microsoft might have made Bill Gates a well-known name?
 
Is [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] it correct [STRIKE]If[/STRIKE] if I say:

"Think about Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Why [STRIKE]they are[/STRIKE]are they[STRIKE]widely[/STRIKE] well-known? It's money
which makes them famous."​


Please see my amendments to your grammar, punctuation and spacing. I agree with Barb that they are not famous because they are rich.
 
Last edited:
When I read it on my phone, I thought it was a full stop.

If Bill Gates chose to pay himself only a modest salary and put everything else into his charitable foundation, he would still be famous.
 
When I read it on my phone, I thought it was a full stop.

If Bill Gates chose to pay himself only a modest salary and put everything else into his charitable foundation, he would still be famous.

And if Apple didn't exist, he would probably still be famous too.
 
I like this. But the bad thing is Steve's gone.

The new ipad doesn't make me very excited
And if Apple didn't exist, he would probably still be famous too.
 
It's true. He is a guy who can be successful, no matter whatever he does.
When I read it on my phone, I thought it was a full stop.

If Bill Gates chose to pay himself only a modest salary and put everything else into his charitable foundation, he would still be famous.
 
Thank you for your amendments and offering a different opinion.
Please see my amendments to your grammar, punctuation and spacing. I agree with Barb that they are not famous because they are rich.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Ask a Teacher

If you have a question about the English language and would like to ask one of our many English teachers and language experts, please click the button below to let us know:

(Requires Registration)
Back
Top