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The First Snow
I am from Belarus. Today is October 26th. and today we have the first snow of the season. Outside it is a very cold (we have -3 degrees). all people Everyone is drinking hot chocolate...
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1. I from Belarus.
In the present tense, use the verb to be. This is one of the more difficult things to learn as a Russian speaker, so it's worth extra attention. I am, You are, He/She/It is, They are.
2. 26th October
We normally write the month first, then the number. Alternatively, you could write 26th of October.
3. first snow
We use the definite article the when we say first snow because it is a special, singular event that happens once per season. It is not just a/any first snow, but THE first snow.
4.outside is a very cold
Outside is a preposition in this phrase (where is it cold? outside). The subject of the sentence is it because you are talking about the temperature. We don't use a/the when describing conditions like hot, cold, warm, cool, and so on. Examples: It is cold outside. Outside it is very cold. It is very hot inside. I am very cold outside.
5. -3 degrees
In the United States, we measure temperature in Fahrenheit, unlike the rest of the world, so if your audience is international, you can avoid any confusion by saying -3 degrees Celsius or -3 degrees Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit and Celsius must be capitalized because they are proper nouns.
6. all people
You can say people are drinking hot chocolate, or if you want to emphasize that every single person is drinking hot chocolate, then it would be better to say that everyone is drinking hot chocolate. Also, since it is the present tense, don't forget to use the verb to be with the verb in the present progressive tense because the action is in progress right now (I am drinking, he/she/it/everyone is drinking, they/people are drinking). Everyone is a singular indefinite pronoun while people is a plural noun.
The First Snow
I am from Belarus. Today is 26th October and today we are having the first snow. It is a very cold outside (we have -3 degrees). All people are drinking hot chocolate...
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