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Are these sentences correct? 1. She has broken her leg. Question: How did she do it? 2. I had a shower at 1 o'clock. Negative: I haven't had it at 1 o'clock. 3. They decided to go on a bike despite of the train. 4. If you don't know the meaning of this word, look it up in the dictionary. 5. Did you fix these shelves all by yourself? 6. My mum makes me eating carrots, but I prefer juice. 7. You were rude at him for no reason.

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2. Negative should be "I didn't have it at 1 o'clock' 3. This sounds like an unfinished sentence. Because you use subject 'they', bike should be plural. They decided to go on bikes despite the train being quicker/more convenient 6. eat not eating 7. rude to him (not at him) Everything else is fine :) Hope that helps
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1. She has broken her leg. Question: How did she do it? The statement and question above are correct. 2. I had a shower at 1 o'clock. Negative: I haven't had it at 1 o'clock. The negative is not worded correctly. I would say, "I did not have a shower at 1." 3. They decided to go on a bike despite of the train. The above is not how I might say it. I would say, "They decided to go on a bike in spite of the train being available." Key is that as a native speaker I just would not say despite even though it is not necessarily incorrect. 4. If you don't know the meaning of this word, look it up in the dictionary. Correct 5. Did you fix these shelves all by yourself? Correct 6. My mum makes me eating carrots, but I prefer juice. Should read "My mum makes me eat carrots, but I prefer juice." 7. You were rude at him for no reason. Should read, "You were rude to him for no reason."
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1. Correct. 2. "I didn't have it at one o'clock." For negatives of "have" in the past when it is the main verb, use "didn't have". "Haven't had" is present perfect, and that means you can't add a specific time n the past. 3. "They decided to go by bike instead of using the train." I'm not sure if there's a typo here, and "train" should be "rain". If so, then you need to write "despite the rain" or "in spite of the rain". We never, ever use "despite of". The original sentence is unclear, so really we're just guessing at what you mean. 4. Correct. 5. Correct. 6. "My mum makes me eat carrots, but I prefer to drink carrot juice." Do you mean the method by which you consume carrots (eat/drink)? "Juice" by itself can mean any kind of juice. Remember "make" is a causative verb, so the pattern is "make [someone] [do...]". 7. "You were rude to him for no reason." Understand it as, "you directed your rudeness towards him..." Perhaps "at" is a mistranslation, but in the case of "be rude", we use "to (someone)".
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Hello Vika, here are the sentences you wrote with some corrections. ----- 1. She has broken her leg. Question: How did she do it? 2. I had a shower at 1 o'clock. Negative: I haven't had a shower at 1 o'clock. 3. They decided to go by bike instead of (taking) the train. 4. If you don't know the meaning of this word, look it up in the dictionary. 5. Did you fix these shelves all by yourself? 6. My mum makes me eat carrots, but I prefer juice. 7. You were rude to him for no reason. ----- Hope this helps!

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