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How can it sound more natural? / Are there any mistakes to point out?
It was like a catastrophe when I heard that I didn't pass the most important exam. I felt like a little child who has lost its favourite toy. Then I said to myself: So now You have lost the key for a perfect future! What are you going to do now?
Well, what I was was I going to do next? (for the interrogative form, the order in the sentence is verb + subject: "was I". Also, "now" represents the present. In your text here, you used "what was I going to do", which is a future expressed in the past tense. Therefore, the correct is "what was I going to do next")After five years of hard work, sleepless nights and difficult exams, I realised that everything was for none in vain (I imagine you wanted to say here that all the effort you`ve done was for nothing. You can either say "for nothing" or "in vain", which I think it sounds better). No diploma. No graduation. And I was just 18.
I remember the time I walked to the train station and the fantastic tornado I felt in me. As I was going to ruin a big city in myself, kill innocent people and dreams (I`m not sure what you wanted to say here) but I didn't care about it at all. Although Even so,/ In spite of that, I knew that I had a second chance. Everybody deserves a second chance. So I got all my motivation back and tried it one more time. And look at me now, I graduated and passed the A-Levels.
(True story :D)
I hope the corrections and explanations help. :)
Also, it`s great that you didn`t give up in spite of your difficulties and you succeeded in passing your exams and graduating. :)0 votedDecember 2, 20162- Hello! To make sure you understood correctly, you can also say: "I want to see if I understood well: ..." ”Let me see if I understood this correctly” ”Correct me if I`m wrong" "Let me get this straight" (Usually, in a conversation, after these phrases, people say what they understood from the other person using different words.) I hope this helps! :)0 votedDecember 2, 20160
- Para onde, agora? Três semanas já passaram desde que tive o exame e o projeto final da faculdade. Mesmo se costumava pensar com alegria sobre este período, percebo agora que estou um pouco perdida. Parece-me estranho viver cada dia sem ter algum objetivo mais perto em mente e ao mesmo tempo, sinto que nada é certo mais. Pensei que me conhecia muito bem, mas tenho que me redescobrir. Tanto melhor que já chegou a primavera, é um novo começo para mim também.March 3, 201576
My dream life
I am a girl who always dreams of the future, so the people around me think I am innocentce .
I ever sometimes just dreaming and do nothing, but now I realize that I must do truely things take some action meanwhile dreaming of my perfect life.
so That is why I want to improve my English during a short period of time and let me become more outgoing. I would be am glad if you can will make friends with me .
Thanks for your help on my composition (text/entry)~
I believe we can get a perfect life! Fighting for a dream!___
The ”I” pronoun in English is written in capital letter at all times.
”Innocent” is the adjective, ”innocence” is the noun.
You are welcome! Good luck with your studies!
0 votedMarch 3, 20151- A translation of those phrases would be: a). Ce spuneți când luați loc la masă? - What do you say when you sit at the table? (in this case, to eat) b). Ce spuneți când terminați masa? - What do you say when you finish eating? However, just as Patrick mentioned above, they seem to attract your attention to use polite expressions.0 votedJanuary 4, 20150
TODAY
Today in Spain is holiday. I got up at 9 o'clock and I did some homeworks, then I went to a friend's' house with other friends to practice a dance for the school. Then, I arrived to my house and I ate a deliciouos rice and now I am looking for a website to learn some English because I love this language and in the future I want to study something relevant with the English.
The first person pronoun ”I” in English is capitalized at all times, no matter what its place is in a sentence, don't forget that.
Also, pay attention to ”then” and ”than”: then is used for a sequence of events and than - for making comparisons.
Good luck! :)0 votedJanuary 4, 20153Please, correct the mistakes in my essay :)
Soap operas
Nowadays, a lot of people spend their free time watching TV. They watch different programmes and channels. But the most popular kind of programmes is soap operas. I think it is not right (<em>I would suggest here "good" instead of "right", because it gives the idea that watching soap operas is not something beneficial</em>) to watch them. Now I would like to explain my point of view on it.
On In my opinion, soap operas are nothing. It was They were made for people who like to spend all their free time in front of the TV set, instead of being outside open air,instead of doing such useful things such as reading the books, or walking with friends. Also, people become addicted. All what they are doing is a waiting for the next series. By the way, soap operas usually have many series, so they become boring and typical.
On the other hand, many people find soap operas interesting. It makes you forget about daily routine. It is an escape from reality. However, you also forget about your family, relatives and things you have to do. Soap operas are just for entertainment. Nothing much (more).
To sum up, there are different points of view on this problem. I believe that soap operas is are a waste of time that you can spend on other useful things. I think people should not to watch it them. Anyway, it is your own choice to watch or not to watch.
Quite good, keep it up!
Here are some links for future reference on essay structure:
1. Opinion essay: http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/opinion-essays
2. For and against essay: http://academicwriting.wikidot.com/for-and-against-essays0 votedNovember 4, 20140Cats In Cyprus
I was told this story was told me today by my friend, that who recently came back from a vacation that he spent in Cyprus, so I cannot be sure/ (I am unsure) of the authenticity of the following:)
This summer he and his family travelled to Cyprus. They were wondered surprised of how much many cats there were! Cats were everywhere! On historical reasons, cats are not kept in houses because every cat is recognized as having public ownership. There is even a cat's monastery!
In the early 4th century, there was a drought in Cyprus which resulted to in the presence of a huge number of snakes. And Therefore, people began to leave their houses, so the island became almost was deserted. Saint Helena decided to create a monastery in Cyprus and sent there thousands of cats from Egypt and Asia Minor to deal with the snakes. Cats perfectly did the task and after several years, the island was cleared of the snakes. Since that time, cats became the most revered animals in Cyprus.
<em>Quite an interesting legend! I've never heard of it before. I noticed that in Croatia there are a lot of cats as well.
As for the corrections, here are some further explanations:</em><em>1. Correct is 'to be sure of' or 'to be sure about' (in your text : ...'be sure of the authenticity...' </em>
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2. The use of 'much' and 'many':
"Much" is used for uncountable nouns (singular): How much water did you buy? We don't have much time to lose. How much money do you have?
"Many" is used for countable nouns (plural): How many cats did you see? Were there many kids at the museum?</em><em>
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