Victor
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Jan 1, 2019
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1) blast (noun)
A sudden blast made him fall over so unluckily he twisted his hand.
A blast is bigger, more like an explosion. If there was a sudden blast a person would likely be severely inured. Your sentence is correct, but I might say it like this instead, "A sudden blast made him fall over and caused him to twist his hand."
2) gobble (verb)
A hawk catches mice and gobbles them in one piece.
"A hawk catches a mouse and gobbles it up in one piece" Usually for the verb gobble, meaning to eat quickly, we say "gobble up." It is more used for slang than formal speaking.
3) sleight (noun)
Thanks to a bold sleight he had managed to free himself right before beheading, but he hadn't been running away quickly enough and they caught him again. This is correct. In English, we don't use this word much at all, except for speaking about magic trick or card playing. Then we use the expression "Sleight of hand."
4) pendant (noun)
When I was a little boy, I played basketball with my unckle uncle once in the living room at my grandmother's house. At some moment (at some point), I threw the ball so powerfully my uncle hadn't managed to catch it and it bounced off the wall smashing the pendant. No need (needless) to say my grandma wasn't pleased. Though it is correct, this sentence still doesn't define what a pendant is. Most commonly, it refers to a type of jewlery.
5) colon (noun)
It is advised to put a colon in a sentence before you start enumerating things. (this is a colon : )
A colon is also a body part-- part of the large intestines/rectum/digestive tract.
Thank you! :)
Great job learning these hard, and not so common words in English!0 votedMay 5, 20161- In this format (A "Question" rather than a "Notebook Entry") I cannot highlight the changes that I made. This format (answering a "question") only allows for text. So I made corrections, but it is hard to tell where the corrections were made, unless you compare your original text with the text below. I think you did a great job describing the Grinch. I would suggest one thing to work on is your punctuation in English. Learn when to use commas, periods, when to capitalize words, and when it is best to start a new sentence. The Grinch is the main charácter from the movie “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” He is well known for his anti-Christmas spirit, for example, in the movie, he was always trying to spoil Christmas by doing mean things to the happy people whom live near him. He has a bitter personality. When he is happy, he looks like a little puppy; so sweet and calm. But when he is angry, his face turns ugly making him appear nasty. When people from the neighborhood see him, they just think that he is ugly, but in general he is not scary looking. His appearance is like a tall human, with longs arms, fingers and long legs, but instead of a clear skin he is furry and green. He has a quirky face which is also green like his whole body, but not furry. His face has the same characteristics as a french bull dog's face, but without the muzzle. He has a small nose, small eyes and a wide mouth, and plenty of wrinkles .0 votedApril 30, 20161
- This is referring to a pregnant horse (the "she" in the sentence). It means the horse was due in July to give birth. In English, when discussing pregnancies, for humans and animals, we use the term "due" ... Referring to the time when the baby is expected to be born. So, the horse was expected to give birth to her baby horse in July. Also a baby horse is called a foal.0 votedApril 30, 20161
- Los Gerundios y Haber + Ado /Ito Por favor, me ayuda con las sutilezas en esas oraciones. No estoy seguro... Please correct anything that I have misunderstood. Below is my best understanding, but I am not sure that I have it right... Muchas gracias! He estudiado español I have studied Spanish (in the past, but not now) Llevo estudiando español I have been (and am currently) studying Spanish (referring to in general, not that studying was the only thing I was doing) Yo estaba estudiando español I was studying Spanish (at the time, but not now OR I was studying Spanish very recently in the past) Yo estaba estudiando español por tres meses The implication is that the ONLY thing I was doing primarily for the three months was studying Spanish. Estoy estudiando español I am studying Spanish (at this very moment) Yo estudio español desde enero. I (have been) study(ing) Spanish since June. If I am studying Spanish right now, and someone interrupts and asks, “What are you doing?” I would respond, “Estoy estudiando español” Or maybe “Yo estaba estudiando español, hace que me interrumpiste.” If I used to study Spanish in High School, but I have not studied since then, I might say… “He estudiado español solo cuando yo estaba en escuela” If I am currently studying Spanish every day to become fluent, and I have been doing this for the past three months, I would say, “Llevo estudiando español port res meses.” Are there any other clarifications that could help me?April 27, 201660
- Reportedly is an adverb describing the action of reporting something that someone else told you, and there is no absolute way to verify it. Reportedly is often (but not always) used to discuss crimes and motives for wrong doing. People don't use it much in everyday conversations with friends, etc. In normal conversation, a similar, but more common word to use in conversation would be supposedly. Supposedly refers to things that one supposes to be true, rather than a more official "report" of what is true. An example: "The boy went to the market reportedly to buy tomatoes; so it seems odd that he never arrived to the store." "Supposedly, the boy was going to the store to buy tomatoes-- so it seems odd that he never arrived." The first example (using reportedly) is more what you would find in a newspaper, or that people would use to discuss a case, a crime, or a strange occurrence. The second example (using supposedly) is more what you would find in conversation.0 votedApril 25, 20160
- Practica con Pronombres Directo e Indirecto Juntos Deja de regalar helados a los niños, es raro. se los deja de regalar Mis abuelos y yo estuvimos eligiendo toda la tarde un regalo para la boda. nos lo estuvimos eligiendo Por fin hemos encontrado un bolso para mamá. se lo hemos encontado El entrenador de este equipo de baloncesto ha dado una dura charla a ese jugador rubio. se la ha dado Ayer llegó una caja llena de botellas para mi vecino. se la llego‘ La semana pasada me pusieron una inyección muy dolorosa. me la pusieron ¿Haban Uds guardado ya nosotros la ropa de invierno? ?nos la guardado? Cuando fuimos a casa de mi hermano nos recibieron en la cocina. nos la recibieron Nosotros les decimos la verdad. Nosotros se la decimos. Yo siempre le doy amor. Yo siempre se lo doy. Tú le mandas regalos. Tú se los mandas. Yo te doy un regalo. Yo te lo doy. Ella nunca me presta su coche. Ella nunca me lo presta. Yo les hablo español. Yo se lo hablo. Felipe siempre me sirve chiles. Felipe siempre me los sirve. Tío Antonio nos regala muchas bufandas. Tío Antonio nos las regala Yo te presto mis lentes. Yo te los presto. Yo te mido la manga. Yo te la mido.April 22, 201620
- Oraciones con Haber 1) He estudado espanol por muchos anos 2) ?Has corrido un maratón? 3) Has vivido en esta casa desde hace diez anos. 4) Ustedes han me dicho que el perro era simpático 5) El nino ha jugado Minecraft desde que desayuno. 6) He me dolido las rodillas desde mi accidente en coche. 7) ?Has jugado el tenis? 8) He me encantado chili rellenos desde entones mi viaje a mexico. 9) Hemos venido a esta lugar cada verano desde que yo era nina. 10) Aquel libro ha estado alli todo el dia 11) He hecho esa cena exactamente cada domingo desde hace cuatro meses. 12) Mi sobrina ha asistido esta escuela para dos anos. 13) El perro ha dormido abajo el árbol casi toda la manana. 14) ! Se parace que he escrito esas frases para mucho tiempo! 15) He confundido los tensos en espanol desde los aprendí. 16) ?Has hecho un pastel de chocolate? 17) ?Has conocido al Europa? 18) No puedo recordar, ?Hemos visitado ese lugar? 19) ?Has visto un nino que puede leer en la edad de 3 anos? 20) ?Has sentado mas contenta que no hay mas oraciones para corregir?April 19, 201660
I am assuming this is for marketing on a website, or something like that.The casual and conversational way to say this might be:
Receive $20 for each one you sell!
Also, in my opinion, it would sound better to say what it is, rather than using the word "one"
For example "Receive $20 for each subscription you sell!" or "Receive $20 for each pillow you sell!"0 votedApril 16, 20162
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