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 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: It has two reasons |
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Is the second sentence acceptable?
"These days students don't study long at home. This/It has two reasons."
Thank you in advance!!
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2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: Re: It has two reasons |
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| Junkomama wrote: |
Is the second sentence acceptable?
"These days students don't study long at home. This/It has two reasons."
That is not what a native speaker would say. They would say 'There are two reasons for this.'
I don't know what you mean by "don't study long at home."
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Re: It has two reasons |
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| Junkomama wrote: |
Is the second sentence acceptable?
"These days students don't study long at home. This/It has two reasons."
That is not what a native speaker would say. They would say 'There are two reasons for this.'
I don't know what you mean by "don't study long at home."
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2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: Re: It has two reasons |
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| 2006 wrote: |
| Junkomama wrote: |
Is the second sentence acceptable?
"These days students don't study long at home. This/It has two reasons."
That is not what a native speaker would say. They would say 'There are two reasons for this.'
I don't know what you mean by "don't study long at home."
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Junkomama
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Hello, 2006-san.
Thank you for your reply!!
By my fiirst sentence, I wanted to say "These days, students don't spend much time studying at home."
I mean they go to a cram school or just play computer games neglecting their study.
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2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Junkomama wrote: |
Hello, 2006-san.
Thank you for your reply!! You're welcome.
By my fiirst sentence, I wanted to say "These days, students don't spend much time studying at home." This sentence is much better.
I mean they go to a cram school or just play computer games, neglecting their study.
Regards, Junkomama |
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