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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. If he goes to work late again, employers will dump him on the spot.
- �dump him on the spot� here means �fire him at once�, right?

2. You can tell him it isn�t imperative that he gets a job during the school year. Perhaps the summer is a better time when all of his classes are out of the way.
- �his class are out of the way� here means �his classes don�t work until a new school year�, right?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

[bud]

1. Yes.

2. Yes. (But we wouldn't say "his classes don't work until..." One way to say it is, "his classes are over/finished until...")

[CP]

One small correction: Rather than "it isn�t imperative that he gets a job," it should be, "it isn�t imperative that he get a job." That's the subjunctive.

It is imperative that she find her make-up before the contest.

It is a must that he make good grades.
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[bud]

Good catch, CP!