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- How to avoid double "werden" here? Are there any workarounds? I would sound rather silly if I said: "Trotzdem bin ich sicher, dass ich ein erfolgreich Superstar werden werde", wouldn't I? It just doesn't feel natural at all, even if you're not a native speaker of German. The idea is that the subject of the sentence is sure of his imminent success in the world of music, entertainment, etc. Also, if there are any other mistakes, feel free to correct me, my knowledge of German is very basic and limited to a handful of phrases. Thanks in advance!December 19, 201731
I recommend watching English sitcoms - it's fun, it's free and it will improve your competence.
However, if you don't have the time (or just don't like sitcoms), you could try creative writing - you never know what you can do until you actually try it. You'll frequently have to google something along the lines of "What rhymes with X" (or "synonyms for X" if you're writing prose), and eventually, you'll get to the point where you'll be able to vividly express your opinion through newly learned English words.
If you want to practise pronunciation, I recommend finding a language exchange partner here. There are a lot of people on platforms such as YouTube who speak English, but not all of them are native speakers of course, and even native speakers sometimes make mistakes. You could also try audiobooks.
There are many other useful tools online - such as online dictionaries. Whenever you're unsure of how to pronounce a word or don't know the meaning of it, you can look it up in a dictionary (also, many dictionaries include various examples, so you're bound to learn something new even if you already know the primary meaning of a word).
Hope this helps!
0 votedAugust 25, 20170Hello!
It's simply because the verb of the main clause is already in the present perfect tense (has not played), therefore the answer should indeed be A).
I've actually encountered a very similar example before - and I remember making the same mistake. This ought to make up for it :D
If there are any native speakers who can explain this in more detail, please feel free to correct me,
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0 votedAugust 25, 20170- Well, if you're familiar with IPA transcriptions, I'd suggest pronouncing "we will" together, so you should end up with something like /wiwl̩/ or /wɪwl̩/ As for "read it with", there are two ways of doing this; one is to pronounce the /t/ in "it" and the /d/ in "read" as glottal stops /ʔ/. Since "read" already has a long /iː/, it would be relatively easy to pull off, and you should end up with something like /riːʔ ͜ ɪʔ wɪð/. However, I wouldn't recommend doing this if you speak American English. It's a very British thing to do. In that case, you can use the American "t" in "butter" (/ɾ/) for both sounds, and make the second /ɾ/ sound less voiced (almost as if it wasn't there at all) While these may not be the best solutions, they are very good "hacks" I suppose Hope this helped in any way!0 votedAugust 24, 20170
Hello there!
I'll try my best to correct all the mistakes, but seeing as I'm not a native speaker, I'd recommend waiting for someone who is one to do it as well. Also, keep in mind that not everything I correct is necessarily a mistake - it might just be a typo, or something very small.
Long time ago, the distance led to the difficulties of communication. With time going by, the transportation has improved a lot and it is more convenient for people to chat, work and entertain face to face. However the amount of cars has been increasing quickly and there comes up some issues. The traffic jam, almost happen in every weekday's morning, troubled so much.To solve this problem, some scientists gave a lot of ideas. And one of the greatest idea is railways.
Roads will be affected a lot by car accidents and natural disasters. But railways almost will not be constructed by other trains except there will be any train accidents. Absolutely the railways is more popular than roads. And some people maybe can't afford cars. But if they take the railways, they just need to pay a little money for the ticket and will not worry about the traffic jam. On the one hand, it not only shorts the distance between people but also makes the communication easier.
As far as I am concerned, government should spend money on railways rather than roads. Meanwhile, railways also protect the environment because railways drive with electricity more rather than fuel. And there will be less risk of accident that will ensure the safety of passengers.1) You need the indefinite article "a" here
2) "The" is not needed as you're talking about distance in general
3) "led to difficulties of communication" doesn't sound very appealing, try replacing it with "made communicating with other people difficult" or something along the lines
4) "With time going by" - It would be better to use "As time went by" in this case
5) "The" is not needed, see 2)
6) "to entertain" essentially means "to amuse", I don't know if that's the word you were looking for
7) I'm not sure about this one, I think both aspects are correct here ("has been increasing" and "has increased"), although I think it'd be better to use "has increased" in this case because of the following sentence which is in past simple
8) "some issues came up" is the correct word order
9) "the traffic jam" - Use plural instead of singular (just "traffic jams")
10) "almost happen in every weekday's morning" - "happen almost daily/every day/on a daily basis" is the correct word order. Also, I'm not sure about traffic jams happening, I would use another verb for this sentence. "Traffic jams, which are present almost every day, have caused a lot of accidents"
11) "gave a lot of ideas" - "Proposed a lot of solutions"
12) "idea" - use the plural (ideas) here
13) "is" - I think both "is" and "was" are acceptable here, but just to be safe, I'd put "was" xD
14) "Railways are definitely more popular than roads"
15) "Also, there might be some people who can't afford cars"
16) You need to verb "use"; I'd say "the railway" in singular is a better option here
17) "a little" - Again, nothing wrong with this, but it might be more natural to say "some" or "little to no"
18) The expression is correct, but it is used together with "On the other hand", which I don't see anywhere in the text, so you have two options: just remove it or add another section to your essay
The rest in the second comment
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