Help with grammar please
school summer camp ) summer is just a lot of fun and learning time for English , neither hw nor dictation at all . Hmmm... but, we forgot one thing ! Where is our summer ??? What’s wrong with the weather ! When it will be hot in Russia ! But, nevertheless we are in a good mood [emoji]
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Hi Kseniia,
There's actually a place on italki for writing things that you want the community to correct - it's called "Notebook" in English. But when it comes to the grammar, I'm more than happy to help!
This would be my correction:
School summer camp ). Summer is just a lot of fun and [it's a great time for learning] English , [you don't have to do hw or dictation at all] . Hmmm... but, we forgot one thing ! Where is our summer ??? What’s wrong with the weather ! When [will] it will be hot in Russia [?] ! [Still], we are in a good mood [nevertheless].
Some tips:
1. English speakers don't use "neither... nor..." constructions very often, but when they do, it's usually in a more formal context, and so it's rarely as a standalone sentence. You can coordinate noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, or prepositional phrases, but not really sentences:
[Neither [the suspect] nor [the stolen money]] have been found
She [neither [lies] nor [steals]]
They are [neither [happy] nor [unhappy]]
I can live [neither [with them] nor [without them]]
2. Remember that auxiliaries (like 'will', 'should', 'can/could', 'may/might', 'do' , 'have', etc) will move to the left of the subject in questions, so:
____________it [will] be summer [soon]
When WILL it [<will>] be summer [<when>]?
When DID it get warmer last year?
Why WOULD you say that?
I hope that helps!
(And if you like these grammar explanations and want to try a lesson with me, look me up on 'Find a Teacher' - I'm always looking for new students!)
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Summer is a lot of fun and is time to learn English , no homework or dictations at all . Hmmm... but, we forgot one thing ! Where is our summer ??? What’s wrong with the weather ! When will it be hot in Russia ! But, anyway we are in a good mood
"Nevertheless" is a word used in more formal texts like academic essays, reports, scientific articles,etc. In your case it's better to use "anyway", it suits better the informal style.
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