I know that when I use "by the behaviour of John" is not normal. Even it's strange. But I have to stick to "by the" because it is my teacher's request. How can I do? Please help me. Thanks a lot.
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There are two ways of saying this : your teachers request, and "john's behaviour".\nIn India, where I live, people often use this horrible way of sayng these things because its more 'proper'. If you want to talk in normal English, everyday American English, use "johns behaviour". Many times people 'forget' that we have apostrophe S, and create a funny type of Enlish by putting 'of'. In french though you have to say "comportement de Jean" which means "behaviour of john". Its best to follow your teacher's way when you are in front of her or are writing something that she will read, but other iwse, use john's behaviour. Or just tell her that you feel more comfortable with normal Apostrophe S.
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No, you want "in a car accident". With "by" you'd need something like "a careless driver"--some kind of person.\n\n"After the graduation" is ok if you've already referred to the graduation as an important event for yourself and him. (For example "he was a guest speaker at my sister's graduation--less than a week after the graduation, he was killed.") If it's his own graduation, use "his"; if he was in your class, use "our". Better still would be "less than a week after graduating, he was killed."\n\nI keep automatically changing "one week" to "a week". "One week" is not wrong, but "a week" means the same and sounds more natural.\n\nSo I'd write this:\nLess than a week after graduating, he was killed in a car accident.
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There are few gramatical errors --> "I know should never think of only myself" instead use something like " I know I shouldn't  think of only myself " or " I know I should think about others too." There is something missing in the essay. I am not sure what though. I think you need to use more "diffucult" words rather than simple ones. I really love your starting and your ending but the middle needs a little perfection. Right now your essay according to me is 7/10 which is great. But using more "difficult" words yet understandable would really make your essay stand out. I think you should also add why you can't be what you want to be and what's that proffesion that you want to be. Avoid using words such as "cool", they bring the quality of your essay down. And being nurse doesn't mean you don't have problems. Infact, nurses can get in lots of problems, such as people can sue you for stupid stuff. I volunteered in a hospital last summer and they wouldn't let us touch patients AT ALL. We had to call professionals because they could sue us saying that while helping them we caused a bruise or whatever and now they are in terrible pain and blah blah blah but back to your essay. "I’m a teenager; I should enjoy life and have fun. Isn’t I’m being too stubborn, too selfish to think like that?" make this statement more clear im not sure if i am understanding what you are saying but i get the idea.  "I know that it’s my responsibility not to take my studies for granted." It's not your responsibility. You are making it sound like studies is a job or something. Not exactly what your teachers want to hear. Use more like "I know that studies should not be taken for granted" or maybe " my studies are important and serious to me". "because if it wasn’t for them I won’t be able to grow like this." use "because if it wasn’t for them I would not have been the person i am today."  " I should be greatful to have a family who cares and love me." make it sound you are grateful so use "I am grateful to have a family who cares and loves me."
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I think it would be better like this: ....... if you dont listen to me WHILE I talk to him on the phone.\nYou are supposed to use "While" when the action goes on for a length of time".\nAnyways, I dont think you should really worry since the average native speaker doesnt use grammatically correct sentences.
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Quote:  "I like her teaching and BUTT, why I do not know?"\n\nThe 'and' in that sentence is the real problem. Misspellings aside, if he were only trying to convey that he is not certain why he likes her teaching, the 'and' makes the sentence totally grammatically incorrect. It does look as if the child was trying to convey that he likes her teaching and her backside. Proper grammar can go a long way to correcting for spelling mistakes. The sentence, if truly intended the way the child says, should read: "I like her teaching, but I do not know why."
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ignorance.  \n\nTo take it a step further though, I know many people who say they dont take the Lords name in vain, but they say; gosh, golly, jeez and things like that- those are still variations of the Lords names because those words derived from the words God, and Jesus.  \n\nI wrote an article about this at my website.  Click a link below if you are interested in reading it.  \n\nThe general idea, is that we need not interject words at all that are unnecessary.  Why say anything that isnt to the point anyways?\n\nWhy do we even add the space in a sentance for cursing?  Instead of saying things like "Jeez, its hot!"  Couldnt we just say, "its hot?"
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I'm not sure that I understand the question exactly, but it seems to run along the lines of:\n"A preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with."\ntechnically better: ".. with which to end a sentence."\n\nSo, technically better is "In which book are you interested?"\n\nThe second part, if the contest was actually held "in the blue cap" then the first attempt is fine, if unlikely.  The second is more probably correct, describing that the contest was won by "the student in the blue cap".
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Wow. Everybody is wrong.\nYou have to choose which "case" of pronoun to use... the "nominative case" or the "objective case" of the pronoun.\nThe "nominative case" is used when the pronoun is\nused whent he prounoun is the SUBJECT of the sentence, or when the pronoun is used as a PREDICATE NOMINATIVE (with a reflexive verb, or a verb of being).\n"I am king of grammar"\n"The king of grammar is I."\n"Woe is I" (NOT "Woe is me.")\n\nYou use the OBJECTIVE CASE pronoun when the pronoun is being used as (a) a direct object or (b) the object of a preposition.\n\n"John handed me the grammar book" (I.O.)\n"Take me to your leader" (D.O.)\n"The award for king of grammer was given to me." (O.P.)\n\nAs others have (correctly) mentioned, multiple nouns or pronouns don't change the case of the pronoun, and a good test is to "scratch out" the other noun to see if it "sounds right."\n\n"John gave the ball to (Jim and I; Jim and me)" Scratch out the "Jim and" and it becomes easy: John gave the ball to me; therefore, the right answer is "John gave the ball to Jim and me."\n\nYour specific question is VERY VERY difficult because (a) the sentence structure is awkward (it's something you'd usually say rather than write) and you've got implied subjects and nouns here.\n\nLet's take the sentence fully:\nIf you were actually at the prom, you might say\nJohn and I are here, at the prom, (easy)\nor \nHere I am at the prom (easy)\n\nBut in this case you're not really at the prom; you're showing someone a picture.  So there are implied words  that are missing\nHere [is A PICTURE OF] John and (I, me) at the prom.\nNow, here's the rub!  The verb is a passive verb; normally, you'd use the predicate nominative case.  But, the implied words are missing "a picture OF" -- thus, John and you become the objects of the preposition "of" -- \nYou'd say "Here's a picture of US [objective case] at the prom."\nThus, you'd say "Here's a picture of John and me [objective case] at the prom."\n\nSo my vote would be that because there are the implied words of "a picture of" you'd use the objective case.\nOtherwise, you'd have to say that because the verb is a linking verb, a verb of being ("is") than you'd have to use the nominative case.\nHere [are] John and I at the prom.\n\nWhew!
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I can't believe all these people saying "Mark and I"  !!!  "Mark and me" is correct!\n\nSimply take "Mark" out of the sentence and see if it sounds right.\n\n"Could you please copy I on these communications?"  It doesn't work!\n\nAnd the first one is correct.  The second sentence uses the reflexive pronoun "myself," which doesn't make any sense.  Could you please copy myself on these communications?  You would not ask somebody to do it, if you were going to do it yourself.
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I can't guarantee that this is correct, but put the footnote as you normally would, but when you cite the page number, follow it with n. in italics - and, if there are more than one note on that page, the note number: n.2 (for example).\n\nAs I say, can't guarantee this is 100% correct, but it's what I'd do (and I did do an MA thesis).
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Here are the errors:\n\nNeither refers to two things: neither "x" nor "y", you have used it for three.\n\n"that" is unnecessary.\n\nIt would be best written as:\n\nThe lessons, the paper, the subject; none remind me of you.
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no it not ok u try teach kid it ok so u can take john out by him self\nnot right
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And another thing - won't this person's teacher know (s)he cheated, when the assignment turned in clearly isn't in the student's usual wording or of his/her usual quality? In this day and age, teachers must be pretty good at spotting "cut-and-paste-from-wikipedia"-papers, as well as papers written by other people than the student in question.\nAnyway, thanks for bringing this up, it's nice to see that a lot of people are somewhat annoyed by students using Y! answers as their free, effortless homework-service. :o)
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IN MY OPINION VERSION ONE IS CORRECT . WHEN YOU READ IT IT JUST IS MORE FLUENT AND MAKES THE MOST SENSE.  HOPE YOU WILL SOLVE THIS OUT.
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Hmmm ... I guess if this were true, it's pretty weird.  I'm a little doubtful that you are a teacher though, your grammar and spelling are atrocious.
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Why not include the rest of the passage, rather than simply trying to create issues?\n\nBesides, John Paull II is dead now, and not exactly in a position to clarify his remarks for you.
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OK.  Think first.  If you were "teaching" what would tell the student is the answer.  Be clear.  Be simple.  Then that is what you write down.  Remem ber, what you write has to make sense TO THE STUDENT, so what you write now has to be what the teacher wants cuz it makes sense to the teacher.