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Rioxn
Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 24 Location: China P.R
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:56 am Post subject: Help me modify this old-style English |
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Hi, I have some students writing English like this:
"Nowadays, a hot and important controversy centers on the problem that whether students should wear uniform. A fair proportion of people contend that wearing uniform is necessary for school to manage, other people, nevertheless, advocate that students have the freedom to refuse wearing uniforms. As far as I am concerned, I side with the latter .Of the countless reasons or facts that can strengthen my viewpoints, I will present the most consequential and conspicuous ones here."
Can any one help me to improve the expression and correct errors, if any?
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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There is a controversy as to whether students should wear uniform.
Some contend that wearing uniform is necessary for school discipline. Others say that students should have the freedom to refuse to wear uniforms.
I side with the latter .
Here are the most important and obvious reasons why. |
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Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: |
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asterix wrote: |
There is a controversy as to whether students should wear uniform.
Some contend that wearing uniform is necessary for school discipline. Others say that students should have the freedom to refuse to wear uniforms.
I side with the latter .
Here are the most important and obvious reasons why. |
I would say "wear uniforms" and "wearing uniforms" instead of singular, the way you have it. Is that a typo or another variety of English? |
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Rioxn
Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 24 Location: China P.R
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: |
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thank you! |
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