[Grammar] nor or either

[BaoBaoHan]

a sentence on my LETS reading book is as follow:
Obviously,the workers could not be made seven days a week,nor should their total work hours be increased.
Can i change it to:....,and their total work hours should not be increased either.
Is it right ?
Thanks a lot for help!!

 

[tedmc]

A sentence in my LETS reading book is as follows:

"Obviously, the workers could not be made to work seven days a week, nor should their total work hours be increased."

Can I change it to "... and their total working hours should not be increased either"?

Is it right?

[STRIKE]Thanks a lot for help!![/STRIKE] Unnessary. Just click Thank after you get an answer.

Yes, they both mean the same.

Leave a space after a comma.

 

[teechar]

Hello BaoBaoHan, and welcome to the forum.

LETS reading book

Should that be "IELTS reading book"?

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Hello BaoBaoHan, and welcome to the forum.


Should that be "IELTS reading book"?

Yes,it is "IELTS reading book".I am preparing for this exam and I am going to attend the exam on July 27th for the second time.It is really too difficult for me,i think.

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Yes, they both mean the same.

Leave a space after a comma.

Hello, thanks for corrections.
Is the highlighted word "working" used as a adj here?
In what situations should I change the form of none to use it as a adj?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello, thanks for your/the corrections.
Is the highlighted word "working" used as an adjective here?
In what situations should I change the form of none to use it as an adjective?

Please note my corrections above in red. The word in blue doesn't make sense. What did you mean?

 

[teechar]

Yes, it is an IELTS reading book. I am preparing for this exam, and I am going to [STRIKE]attend the exam[/STRIKE] sit for it on July 27th for the second time. It is really too difficult for me, I think.

Note the corrections I made, and ask if you don't understand why I made them.

What is your IELTS target score? What were your marks in it last time?

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Please note my corrections above in red. The word in blue doesn't make sense. What did you mean?

Hello teacher, I think I would like to write the word "noun"，so I mean that the word "work" can be a noun or a verb, it can be changed into an adjective by adding "ing", I want to know what kind of noun can be changed into an adjective by adding "ing" like the word "work"?

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Note the corrections I made, and ask if you don't understand why I made them.

What is your IELTS target score? What were your marks in it last time?

Thanks for the corrections. Why should I add "," before the word "and" and why the "attend this exam" is wrong?
My target score is 6.5, and 7 is better. My score is 6 last time.(6,6,5.5 and 5.5 for listening,reading,speaking and writing.)

 

[teechar]

Thanks for the corrections. Why should I add "," before the word "and", and why is [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] "attend this exam" [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] wrong?

Note that "," is called a comma. You need it in that sentence between the two independent clauses in it.
See Piscean's answer about "attend ... exam". You can also use the verb "do" instead of "take" or "sit for".

My target score is 6.5, [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] but 7 [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] would be better. My score [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] was 6 last time (6, 6, 5.5 and 5.5 for listening, reading, speaking and writing, respectively).

For writing practice, you're welcome to submit essays (Task 1 and Task 2) to our Editing and Writing Topics section.
Do you have someone to help you with your speaking practice? Is there an English Club near where you live?

 

[jutfrank]

The -ing form of most verbs can be used adjectivally.

'Most' verbs? Really?

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Note that "," is called a comma. You need it in that sentence between the two independent clauses in it.
See Piscean's answer about "attend ... exam". You can also use the verb "do" instead of "take" or "sit for".


For writing practice, you're welcome to submit essays (Task 1 and Task 2) to our Editing and Writing Topics section.
Do you have someone to help you with your speaking practice? Is there an English Club near where you live?

Hi, teacher.
It's lucky that I passed the IELTS after I finished the exam for the second time, and got the overall score 7, 8.5, 7.5, 6 and 6 for listening, reading, writing and speaking,respectively.

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Simply because we take or sit exams, not attend them. If you attend something, you don't necessarily participate.

What is the difference between the "participate" and "attend"?

 

[emsr2d2]

What is the difference between [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] "participate" and "attend"?

Here's an example:

Last night, I attended a concert.
Last night, I participated in a concert.

What do you think the difference is?

 

[teechar]

Hi, teacher.
It's lucky that I passed

Congratulations. :up:

 

[BaoBaoHan]

Here's an example:

Last night, I attended a concert.
Last night, I participated in a concert.

What do you think the difference is?

I see. "participate" means I would have a show on that concert, and "attend" means that I am just an audience.
Am I right?

 

[emsr2d2]

I see. "participate" means I would [STRIKE]have a show on[/STRIKE] take part in/perform in that concert, and "attend" means that I am just [STRIKE]an[/STRIKE] in the audience.

Am I right?

Yes. Note my corrections above.