My homework

[M0N!CA]

Hello,
As I said before, I'm attending an English class at the moment so I've got a lot of homework to do. Is is possible to make this thread to be mine What I mean is that I'll post parts of my homework in here and. if you want, you can correct me. Please ;-)

My fist execise is about like vs. as

1. He walks like a duck.
2. The results of the exam came like a surprise to me.
3. As we were looking up at the sky we saw a comet.
4. That sounds like a true story.
5. As he hadn't revised for the exam, he couldn't answer the question.
6. I would describe the film as interesting but a bit long.
7. What is your teacher like?
8. I work as a waiter in a big restaurant and I work like a dog.

Second exercise:
I have to use the correct form of: like, be like, look like, would like.

1. What was the concert like?
2. I think you look like your father; you've got his nose.
3. Would you like to be a millionaire?
4. What kind of games were you like playing when you were young?
5. What does you mother look like?
6. They like to buy a new house but they can't afford it.
7. What are thye people in your country looking like?

 

[Barb_D]

Hi Monica, and welcome to Using English.

Generally we don't correct homework before you turn it in. If you have questions about questions that were marked wrong, you can post here for more information.

That said, there is one mistake in the first set, and in the second set, there are three mistakes. It's up to you to find them, though.

 

[Jimmy12]

Hello,

I am new here and my name is Jimmy. Hope you will cooperate with me.

 

[Barb_D]

Hello Jimmy,
Welcome to you too. You might want to read the forum guidlines and such so that you'll know your posts are appropriate. As long as you follow the forum rules, you should find teachers willing to help you.

 

[M0N!CA]

Hi Monica, and welcome to Using English.

Generally we don't correct homework before you turn it in. If you have questions about questions that were marked wrong, you can post here for more information.

That said, there is one mistake in the first set, and in the second set, there are three mistakes. It's up to you to find them, though.

ok, thank you! :up:
can you, please, explain me the difference betwen as and like

 

[Barb_D]

Here's one page: Like Versus As : Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™

 

[M0N!CA]

Here's one page: Like Versus As : Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™

Thank you :up:

 

[M0N!CA]

Can you please tell me if there is any mistakes. Thank you!

"The captain had not believed their story at first. After all they could have been easily hitched a ride with a passing lorry driver. What was more difficult to explain was the fact that even though they were been missing for only a few hours, when they had been found they all would have long beards as if they hadn't been shaved for six months or more. They had all been absolutely clean shaved when they disappeared."

 

[M0N!CA]

Can you tell me which one is formal:
to highlight
to coutour
to sum
to summary
Thenks:up:

 

[mara_ce]

M0N!CA,

When in doubt, look up words in dictionaries and read the meanings and examples provided by them.
I´ve never been reprimanded for consulting dictionaries while doing my homework.

Are you sure that "summary" is a verb?

 

[BobK]

M0N!CA,

When in doubt, look up words in dictionaries and read the meanings and examples provided by them.
I´ve never been reprimanded for consulting dictionaries while doing my homework.

Are you sure that "summary" is a verb?

:up: - though I wish MON!CA luck in looking up 'coutour'! I expect it should be 'contour'. There exists the word 'couture', borrowed from French, but rarely if ever used as a verb and [nearly?] always in the phrase 'haute couture'.

b

 

[M0N!CA]

what is the difference between these words:
travel/trip/journey/voyage

 

[AlexAD]

I am not a teacher nor a native speaker.

Here is what the OALD, 8th edition, says:
Hopefully, it'll help you somehow.

A trip is an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again, e.g. My wife is away on a business trip
A journey is an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart, e.g. They journeyed for four days
A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space, e.g. The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage

A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorten than a journey, althought it doesn't have to be. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In NAmE is not used for short trips.

 

[M0N!CA]

I am not a teacher nor a native speaker.

Here is what the OALD, 8th edition, says:
Hopefully, it'll help you somehow.

A trip is an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again, e.g. My wife is away on a business trip
A journey is an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart, e.g. They journeyed for four days
A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space, e.g. The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage

A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorten than a journey, althought it doesn't have to be. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In NAmE is not used for short trips.

thank you :up: