Oct. 22, 2021
find out, put off, get on with, certain prepositions ...
1. She always puts her friends off/ puts off her friends/ puts off meeting her friends. Work is her life priority.
2. He found out/ has found out that he loves the Spanish language.
3. In / on maths/ during the maths lessons they are always checking out the results of their calculations (subtracting,adding up, multiplying and dividing).
4. Get on / carry on / continue reading (that e-mail).
5. He threw away/ out his TV set, turned off/ switched off / shut down all other electronic devices and locked himself inside his room to cut off from the world and to limit any possible distractions and distractors (people who can possibly take his attention away).
6. How are you getting on with your preparations/ studies/ revision for the exam?
- My days are filled up with any other activities than studying/with doing everything but studying.
-I'm getting on (well) with revising for the Thursday exam.
- I keep putting off books until the night before the exam.
- I gave/ have given up on exam books and going to do the exam on another date fixed by the teacher.
7. I opened the material at chapter 6/ at page 66. I'm on page 67 but I also set up a hand bookmark for pp. 8-9 to have a quick access to the vocabulary bank.
Could you tell me if those sentences are natural and correct?
find out, put off, get on with, certain prepositions ...
1. She always puts her friends off/ puts off her friends/ puts off meeting her friends.
"Puts her friends off" means she gives them a bad feeling.
Work is her lifebiggest priority in life.
2. He found out/ has found outrealized that he loves the Spanish language.
"Found out" is used for things that already are true, and usually not in reference to yourself. Here, "realized" is more natural.
3. In / on maths/ dDuring the maths lessons they are always checking out the results of their calculations (subtracting, adding up, multiplying and dividing).
"In the maths lesson" works but it less natural.
4. Get on / cCarry on / continue reading (that e-mail).
"Continue" is probably more common.
5. He threw away/ out his TV set, turned off/ switched off / shut down all his other electronic devices, and locked himself inside his room to cut himself off from the world and to limit any possiblell distractions and distractors (people who can possibly take his attention away).
All the options you wrote are correct, I chose the most natural. Usually I would say "throw out" is best for things that are bigger, like a TV or a couch, but for regular trash you can use either.
6. How are you getting on with your preparations/ studies/ revisionview for the exam?
"Revision" actually comes from "revise" and not "review."
- My days are filled up with any other activities than studying/with doing everything but studying.
-I'm getting on (well) with revisewing for the Thursday exam.
To revise is to correct something, basically.
- I keep putting off booksstudying until the night before the exam.
- I gave/ have given up on doing the exam books and, I am going to do the exam on another date fixedset by the teacher instead.
7. I opened the material ato chapter 6/ at on page 66.
Not sure what the slash is for, those are two different things.
I'm on page 67, but I also set up a hand bookmark for pp.bookmarked pages
pp. is really only used when writing citations in a paper.
8-9 in order to have a quick access to the vocabulary bank.
Could you tell me if those sentences are natural and correct?
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Nice work!
Oct. 22, 2021
Thank you so much. Could I ask you about 1 more?
Is " They check out the results of their calculations with calculators" correct?
Oct. 23, 2021
Thank you so much. Could I ask you about 1 more? Is " They check out the results of their calculations with calculators" correct?
"They check their calculations with calculators" or "they check their work with calculators" is best. "Check out" is not the right phrase there.
Oct. 23, 2021
Thank you once again🙂 However this "check out" is still bothering me.
So perhaps "They check out their new calculators by doing their calculations in school" is better?
Oct. 23, 2021
Thank you once again🙂 However this "check out" is still bothering me. So perhaps "They check out their new calculators by doing their calculations in school" is better?
That sentence wouldn't really work, you can't check out by doing something. You could cut the second half, though.
Oct. 23, 2021
At least the first half is correct 🙂Thank you.
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find out, put off, get on with, certain prepositions ... This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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1. She always puts her friends off/ puts off her friends/ puts off meeting her friends. 1. She always "Puts her friends off" means she gives them a bad feeling. |
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Work is her life priority. Work is her |
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2. He found out/ has found out that he loves the Spanish language. 2. He "Found out" is used for things that already are true, and usually not in reference to yourself. Here, "realized" is more natural. |
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3. In / on maths/ during the maths lessons they are always checking out the results of their calculations (subtracting,adding up, multiplying and dividing). 3. "In the maths lesson" works but it less natural. |
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4. Get on / carry on / continue reading (that e-mail). 4. "Continue" is probably more common. |
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5. He threw away/ out his TV set, turned off/ switched off / shut down all other electronic devices and locked himself inside his room to cut off from the world and to limit any possible distractions and distractors (people who can possibly take his attention away). 5. He threw All the options you wrote are correct, I chose the most natural. Usually I would say "throw out" is best for things that are bigger, like a TV or a couch, but for regular trash you can use either. |
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6. How are you getting on with your preparations/ studies/ revision for the exam? 6. How are you getting on with your "Revision" actually comes from "revise" and not "review." |
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- My days are filled up with any other activities than studying/with doing everything but studying. - My days are filled |
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-I'm getting on (well) with revising for the Thursday exam. -I'm getting on (well) with revi To revise is to correct something, basically. |
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- I keep putting off books until the night before the exam. - I keep putting off |
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- I gave/ have given up on exam books and going to do the exam on another date fixed by the teacher. - I |
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7. I opened the material at chapter 6/ at page 66. 7. I opened the material Not sure what the slash is for, those are two different things. |
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I'm on page 67 but I also set up a hand bookmark for pp. I'm on page 67, but I also pp. is really only used when writing citations in a paper. |
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8-9 to have a quick access to the vocabulary bank. 8-9 in order to have |
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Could you tell me if those sentences are natural and correct? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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