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Writing in English
I feel afriadafraid of writeing , because my mind doesn't have securitythe confidence for this. I am always going in translationto a translator for lookto look for(to find) the correct form, except for this. haha<ul><li>Em ingles, sempre tem que usar o sujeito gramatical com o verbo: I feel, I am.</li><li>Como português, o verbo se conjuga com o sujeito: I feel, my mind doesn't have, I am.</li><li>Depois de uma preposição, que no seja TO, use o gerundio: of writing.</li><li>Para traduzir uma frase com "para infinitivo," use o infinitivo com TO: to look for, to find.</li></ul>Para aprender mais sobre os gerundios e infinitivos, recomendo a pagina de gramatica http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_2.htm
0 votedDecember 27, 20160- Hi, Maria, your writing is clear and understandable with only a few mistakes. It seems like choosing the correct verb form is the biggest difficulty. "I could never think that someday I will be able to do it!" "I had never thought that someday I will be study every single day" ← Use simple past in the main clause to describe a past fact, and use "would" to describe the future of the past. • I never thought that I would be able to do it! • I never thought that someday I would be studying every single day ← Also, be studying" is progressive, or continuous, because it is an ongoing action. "I very proud of yourself" ← missing verb (l am) and pronoun error (myself) "that's doesn't matter" ← duplicate verb (that's doesn't= that is doesn't) "finished to listen," "finished to study," "start to write and speak" ← These verbs should be followed by gerunds, not infinitives. • finished listening • finished studying • start writing and speaking "I still do a lot of small mistakes" ← Generally, use "do" with activities and "make" with things you create. For example, I do yoga. I do my homework. I do the cooking. I make sculptures. I will make breakfast. • I still make a lot of small mistakes. Thanks for sharing your progress! ^_^0 votedFebruary 5, 20160
- Hi, Khosro, "Welcome home!" is correct because "home" is an adverb of place in this sentence. It shows where the action occurs. Because you can't use a preposition with an adverb alone, "to home" is not possible. "Welcome to home!" is never correct because "home" is a singular, count noun and requires a determiner, such as my, her, our, John's: Welcome to our home! You could use "the," but then additional information is necessary to define "home": Welcome to the home of the best pizza on the planet!0 votedFebruary 5, 20161
- "To" indicates who receives the direct object (DO) of the verb, i.e., the indirect object (IO). [Pattern: verb + DO + to + IO] - Tell your question to the teacher. - Repeat the question to the class. - Explain the question to him. - He announced the question to the participants. - I will say the question to you only once. While "for" can sometimes indicate the IO, it can also be used to indicate that the question is "on behalf of" someone or "for an intended purpose or reason." - He has a question for you. (IO, You are the intended recipient of the question.) - Repeat the question for the class. (IO, The class is the intended recipient of the question.) - Explain the question to her for me. (On my behalf; so that I do not have to explain.) - I asked the question for you. (On your behalf; so that you do not have to ask it.) - I asked the question for a reason. (I had a purpose.) Online resource: http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00046.htm0 votedNovember 4, 20152
Although someone may try to use it this way, "be more open-minded" does not mean "think like I think." It means being open to considering other perspectives before making a decision. If you are obstinately opposed to considering other perspectives, then you are "closed-minded." (For example, a child who screams and cries when a parent says it's time for bed is closed-minded.) If you won't consider any perspectives that don't match your own beliefs, then you are "narrow-minded." (For example, most crazy fans think their bias is superior to any other, no matter what.) However, if you are willing to consider other perspectives when making a decision, whether they change your decision or not, then you are "open-minded." (For example, friends offer suggestions about which restaurant to go to and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each before making a final decision.)
0 votedNovember 4, 20150Hi, M Teresa, do you mean languages (English, Spanish, etc.) or register (level of formality)? Either way, I would answer affirmatively. Like Amanda, I use very formal English to express anger indirectly, such as when I'm angrily writing emails to employers or clients. I generally speak informally with family and friends and use simplified speech with my beginner-level students. I also speak in different languages depending on my audience: English and Spanish at home; English, Spanish, and Portuguese at work; and, English and Korean with my language partner. What about you?
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