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soon0608
Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:57 pm Post subject: some questions.. |
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thanks for everyone here answering my questions in advance.
what is a unsuitable part in the following sentences?
1.Gauze is a thin, open-weave clothes made of cotten, silk, rayon, or synthetic fibers.
2.Afterwards some modest victories against outdoor air pollution, scientists now find that the air indoors, laden with potentially deadly chemicals, can be far worse.
3.The remarkable plasticity of clay does it an especially responsive medium fir amateur potters.
4.By the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr.walked on the moon in July 1969, there will have been many space expeditions.
5.Western art in the Middle Ages was primarily religion expressed there.
6.The same other beans, limas are seeds that grow in pods.
7.Aluminum, considered a common metal, is used industrial in significant quantities.
8.Most measurements involve to read some type of scale.
9.Histologists examine the organization of bodily tissue at all levels, from an entire organ down to the molecular components of cell.
10.The United Farm Workers of America, under the leadership of Cesar Chavez, is dedicated at the improvement of working conditions for migrant farm laborers.
11.Animation is film technique that creates the illusion of mover in inanimate objects or drawings.
12Libraries do available-through books and a variety of other media-knowledge that has been accumulated through the ages. |
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:54 am Post subject: |
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thanks for everyone here answering my questions in advance.
what is a unsuitable part in the following sentences? |
Thanks (You should start a sentence with a capital letter) in advance to everyone here for answering my questions.
What is wrong with the following sentences?
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1.Gauze is a thin, open-weave clothes made of cotten, silk, rayon, or synthetic fibers.
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Gauze is a thin, open-weave cloth made of cotton, silk, rayon, or synthetic fibers.
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| 2.Afterwards some modest victories against outdoor air pollution, scientists now find that the air indoors, laden with potentially deadly chemicals, can be far worse. |
After some modest victories against outdoor air pollution, scientists now find that the air indoors, laden with potentially deadly chemicals, can be far worse
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3.The remarkable plasticity of clay does it an especially responsive medium fir amateur potters.
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The remarkable plasticity of clay makes it an especially responsive medium for amateur potters.
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4.By the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr.walked on the moon in July 1969, there will have been many space expeditions.
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By the time Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. walked on the moon in July 1969, there had been many space expeditions.
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5.Western art in the Middle Ages was primarily religion expressed there.
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Western art in the Middle Ages was primarily religious expression.
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| 6.The same other beans, limas are seeds that grow in pods. |
Like other beans, Limas are seeds that grow in pods
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| 7.Aluminum, considered a common metal, is used industrial in significant quantities. |
7.Aluminum, considered a common metal, is used industrially in significant quantities.
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| 8.Most measurements involve to read some type of scale. |
8.Most measurements involve reading some type of scale.
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9.Histologists examine the organization of bodily tissue at all levels, from an entire organ down to the molecular components of cell.
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9.Histologists examine the organization of bodily tissue at all levels, from an entire organ down to the molecular components of a cell.
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| 10.The United Farm Workers of America, under the leadership of Cesar Chavez, is dedicated at the improvement of working conditions for migrant farm laborers. |
Correct.
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| 11.Animation is film technique that creates the illusion of mover in inanimate objects or drawings. |
11.Animation is a film technique that creates the illusion of movement in inanimate objects, or drawings.
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12Libraries do available-through books and a variety of other media-knowledge that has been accumulated through the ages.
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12Libraries make available - through books and a variety of other media - knowledge that has been accumulated through the ages. |
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soon0608
Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you for ur concern for my questions. |
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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You are welcome. Please don't write ur for you are - except maybe in text messages on your cell phone.  |
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Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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For number 10,
I would say, "The United Farm Workers of America, under the leadership of Cesar Chavez, is dedicated to the improvement of working conditions for migrant farm laborers." instead of at |
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asterix
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks Lorikeet - I missed it. |
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