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[luciaC]

Are they correct? Thank you.
1. Economists said the housing price in Silicon Valley will remain high in 2006.
2. 401K is a type of pension plan in the United States.
3. He has too much pressure at work. He can�t sleep well at night. He is on the brink of being crazy.
4. People these days eat healthier than before. The lifespan of humans is longer than before.
5. The length of this table is 40 inches.
6. A person who studies plants and animals is called a biologist.
7. We can use Photoshop to reshape our digital images.
8. Please unlock the door for me. I don�t have the key.
9. Some people are tall; some are short. It all depends on genes.
10. If you have a healthy diet, you will age slower.
11. The housing price in Silicon Valley has rising dramatically for the past two years.
12. There are different kinds of shows in a convention center. For example, an auto show, jewelry show, and furniture show.
13. Many American college students have a part-time job to pay for their own education. Parents normally don�t fund them.
14. After the accident, his personality has changed significantly.
15. You may see disappear children on the newspaper everyday. We�d better watch our children carefully.
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Mimi

[lotus]

Hi mimi,

Your sentences are by and large very good. Below are alternate suggestions.

1. Economists said the housing price in Silicon Valley will remain high in 2006.
Economists say that housing prices in Silicon Valley will remain high in 2006.

2. 401K is a type of pension plan in the United States.
401K is a type of retirement pension plan in the United States.

3. He has too much pressure at work. He can�t sleep well at night. He is on the brink of being crazy.
He's got too much pressure at work. He can�t sleep at night. He's on the brink of going crazy.

4. People these days eat healthier than before. The lifespan of humans is longer than before.
People nowadays are eating healthier than before. The lifespan of human beings is longer than it's ever been.

5. The length of this table is 40 inches.

6. A person who studies plants and animals is called a biologist.

7. We can use Photoshop to reshape our digital images.
We can use Photoshop to edit our digital images.

8. Please unlock the door for me. I don�t have the key.
Please unlock the door for me, I don�t have a key.

9. Some people are tall; some are short. It all depends on genes.
Some people are tall, some are short. It all depends on our genes.

10. If you have a healthy diet, you will age slower.
If you eat a healthy diet, you will live longer.

11. The housing price in Silicon Valley has rising dramatically for the past two years.
Housing prices in Silicon Valley have risen dramatically in the last two years.

12. There are different kinds of shows in a convention center. For example, an auto show, jewelry show, and furniture show.
There are different types of shows and exhibitions in convention centers. For example, there are auto shows, jewelry shows and furniture shows.

13. Many American college students have a part-time job to pay for their own education. Parents normally don�t fund them.
Many American college students have part-time jobs to supplement their education. Their parents normally can't pay all their costs.

14. After the accident, his personality has changed significantly.
After the accident, his personality changed significantly.

15. You may see disappear children on the newspaper everyday. We�d better watch our children carefully.
You see missing children in newspapers everyday. We should watch our children carefully.


--lotus