Good work! 1 ("Fingerprints") -- Most English speakers would prefer to use "that" instead of "which" here. This is an "essential" clause ("that we use to identify people"), which means that if you left this clause out the meaning of the sentence would change. "Which" is almost always used for non-essential clauses -- clauses which do not inherently change the meaning of the sentence, and are typically separated from the rest of the sentence by commas (an easy trick!). 2 ("rope") -- Again, "that" sounds better than "which" here. I'd also suggest replacing one of the "somethings" with a more specific noun or noun clause. Perhaps replacing the first "something" with "a cord or similar object," or the second "something" with "something else" or "one or more other objects" 3 ("handcuffs") -- Again, I'd use "that" here -- it is an essential clause. This is a great little article with some tricks to using "that" and "which" -- as I said, there is actually a bit more flexibility in their usage, but if you follow these rules you will be safe! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/which-versus-that.aspx 4 ("lawyer") -- This should be "A lawyer is someone who defends the accused" -- however, this isn't actually correct, because a lawyer could also prosecute the defendant, draw up contracts, or do a whole host of other activities. 5 ("judge") -- Grammatically this is correct, but the sense is not accurate. A judge does not have to be a man, and you should get more specific than "works in the court" -- the judge is in charge of the courtroom. Can you try re-wording this sentence with those things in mind? 6 ("policeman") -- Good work here! I don't take issue with anything in this sentence. In fact, I find it quite a poetic definition of a policeman! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Correction (with markings):

My english is very bad: writing and, listening, and especially speaking. I do used to not like learning it once, but ,now I want to learn it. I also want to chatch with some people. However, because my english is bad, I am afraid to talk with someone that those who speak it fluency fluently. Who can tell me what can i do for learn it I can do to learn English more easily?

 

 

 

 

 

Finished Correction:

My english is very bad: writing, listening, and especially speaking. I used to not like learning it, but now I want to. I also want to chat with some people. However, because my english is bad, I am afraid to talk with those who speak it fluently. Who can tell me what I can do to learn English more easily?

      In answer to your question, I'd highly suggest trying out a few different tutors on italki. Language exchange is great to improve confidence and clarity, but if you really want to improve writing, listening, and speaking skills, a structured lesson plan with a tutor will help you the most. You should also absolutely find some language exchange partners -- just trying to put together a real conversation (and to make yourself understood) will help improve your confidence, cement vocabulary and grammer in your mind, and really show you where your problem areas are.

Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning English is difficult for many reasons -- the top two in my opinion are: 1. English grammer, though seemingly simpler than European romance languages because of its lack of gender-based conjugations (and contemporary lack of formal conjugations), has so many "exceptions" to the "rules" that native speakers only rarely get through a couple of paragraphs without making an error. 2. Because of its incorporation of words (and parts of words) from so many different languages, there are huge inconsistencies in pronunciation of words in English. My father -- in his sixties -- still mispronounces probably one word in 100! But more importantly, why do you think English is so difficult to learn? Identifying your biggest challenges and questions will help you learn more effectively, help your teachers design lessons for you, and help your language exchange partners give you more specific advise and feedback.

"Moderne" here is taken directly from French, and should be pronounced close to its French pronunciation: mow-'Dernn (with the "n" held longer than in standard American or English pronunciation), very close to the first French pronunciation here on Forvo: http://www.forvo.com/search/moderne/

Nice to meet you all!!!

Hey! I want to go another country to work. I have some problems with speaking English. And I want to find new friends. A lot of new friends!

<em>Overall, very good! You could omit the "with" in your third sentence, "I have some problems with speaking English" to make it a bit more colloquial, and some teachers would insist that you replace the period before "and" with a comma (so that you do not begin a sentence with "and") -- however, that's actually a bit of an overcorrection, as many great journalists and writers make good use of "and," "but," and "because" at the beginning of sentences for emphasis. But as is, your writing is perfectly accurate and clear!</em>

The current cut here would be your second grouping, it was /// "not until" then /// that... The middle chunk could be translated into a couple of other ways with generally the same meaning: It was /// only then /// that I did it. It was /// then, and not a moment before, /// that I did it. etc., etc. To really break it down, the base of this beginning of a sentence is "It was then that I did it" -- "not until" modifies "then," clarifying that "it" had never happened before. If you look at the examples above, the first one uses "only" to modify then, and the second uses "and not a moment before" to modify "then."

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

Hi, my name is Yuko.
I'm 22 years old.
I want to study English because I speak and write English.

<em>(Try not to start sentences with "because"! In conversation it's okay, but when writing, try not to start a sentence with a conjunction unless you really need to emphasize the conjunction or subsequent phrase)</em>

May I help you?

<em>(Overall, a very good first entry! 頑張ってください！)</em>