Sept. 20, 2023
Learning English
1, we take turns (hosting/to host) meal gatherings monthly.
2, I will have a lesson (related/relates) to the agriculture industry.
3, Suzhou is (west/to the west) of Shanghai.
4, The holes in the jeans are so (exaggerated/exaggerating).
For sentence one, I used “to host” at first. My English teacher changed it to “hosting”, and she told me that “to host” is not correct in the context. But at that moment, I didn’t know why. I searched for the difference between the usage of these two phrases online, and it said, “to host” meant something that you planned to do but hadn’t done, and you might only do it once, while “hosting” meant that the thing you had already done and you would do it continuously.
For sentence two, I originally said “relates to”. I thought it was the verb’s form changing for the “third person singular”. My teacher changed it to “related to”. I also couldn’t understand back then. I looked for many example sentences on the internet and my understanding now is, when it acts as a verb, the sentence will be “A relates to B”, when it acts as a past particle or an adjective, the sentence would be “be related to“ or “noun related to“.
As to sentence three, I originally said “A is to the west of B”. My teacher changed it to “A is west of B”, but she said that mine is also correct”. Another American also said that “A is west of B” is more natural.
For sentence four, I originally said “are exaggerating”, she changed it to “exaggerated”. My thoughts in saying it that way is, “the game is very exciting so I am very excited”, “the game is boring so I am bored“, but for the word “exaggerate”, it seems like it is totally opposite.
I hope someone can give me a further explanation. Thanks.
Learning English
1, w. We take turns (hosting/to host) meal gatherings monthly.
2,. I will have a lesson (related/relates) to the agriculture industry.
3, Suzhou is (west/to the west) of Shanghai.
4, The holes in the jeans are so (exaggerated/exaggerating).
Perhaps the word to use is prominent
For sentence one, I used “to host” at first.
My English teacher changed it to “hosting”, and she told me that “to host” is not correct in the context.
They are both correct : to host a meal - implies not frequently whereas hosting meals implies doing it regularly.
But at that moment, I didn’t know why.
I searched for the difference between the usage of these two phrases online, and it said, “to host” meant something that you planned to do but hadn’t done, and you might only do it once, while “hosting” meant that the thing you had already done and you would do it continuously.
For sentence two, I originally said “relates to”.
I thought it was the verb’s form changing for the “third person singular”.
My teacher changed it to “related to”.
There is a difference in tense. Relates to - is the present tense and related to - is the past tense. It depends on what you want to say.
I also couldn’t understand it back then.
As to sentence three, I originally said “A is to the west of B”.
My teacher changed it to “A is west of B”, but she said that mine is also correct”.
Another American also said that “A is west of B” is more natural.
For sentence four, I originally said “are exaggerating”, she changed it to “exaggerated”.
Not sure what exaggerated holes means.
My thoughts in saying it that way is, “the game is very exciting so I am very excited”, “the game is boring so I am bored“, but for the word “exaggerate”, it seems like it is totally opposite.
The meaning of exaggerate is to represent something as larger, better or worse. So using it in the context of holes is not the correct word as I mentioned earlier.
I hope someone can give me a further explanation.
Thanks.
Sept. 21, 2023
For sentence four, I originally said “are exaggerating”, she changed it to “exaggerated”.
We talked about the cut out jeans. My opinion is that the holes in the jeans sometimes are very exaggerated, such as they are too big, or they are not in proper places.
Sept. 21, 2023
Thank you very much.
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1, we take turns (hosting/to host) meal gatherings monthly. 1 |
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2, I will have a lesson (related/relates) to the agriculture industry. 2 |
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3, Suzhou is (west/to the west) of Shanghai. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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4, The holes in the jeans are so (exaggerated/exaggerating). 4, The holes in the jeans are so (exaggerated/exaggerating). Perhaps the word to use is prominent |
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For sentence one, I used “to host” at first. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My English teacher changed it to “hosting”, and she told me that “to host” is not correct in the context. My English teacher changed it to “hosting”, and she told me that “to host” is not correct in the context. They are both correct : to host a meal - implies not frequently whereas hosting meals implies doing it regularly. |
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But at that moment, I didn’t know why. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I searched for the difference between the usage of these two phrases online, and it said, “to host” meant something that you planned to do but hadn’t done, and you might only do it once, while “hosting” meant that the thing you had already done and you would do it continuously. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For sentence two, I originally said “relates to”. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I thought it was the verb’s form changing for the “third person singular”. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My teacher changed it to “related to”. My teacher changed it to “related to”. There is a difference in tense. Relates to - is the present tense and related to - is the past tense. It depends on what you want to say. |
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I also couldn’t understand back then. I also couldn’t understand it back then. |
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I looked for many example sentences on the internet and my understanding now is, when it acts as a verb, the sentence will be “A relates to B”, when it acts as a past particle or an adjective, the sentence would be “be related to“ or “noun related to“. |
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As to sentence three, I originally said “A is to the west of B”. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My teacher changed it to “A is west of B”, but she said that mine is also correct”. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Another American also said that “A is west of B” is more natural. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For sentence four, I originally said “are exaggerating”, she changed it to “exaggerated”. For sentence four, I originally said “are exaggerating”, she changed it to “exaggerated”. Not sure what exaggerated holes means. |
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My thoughts in saying it that way is, “the game is very exciting so I am very excited”, “the game is boring so I am bored“, but for the word “exaggerate”, it seems like it is totally opposite. My thoughts in saying it that way is, “the game is very exciting so I am very excited”, “the game is boring so I am bored“, but for the word “exaggerate”, it seems like it is totally opposite. The meaning of exaggerate is to represent something as larger, better or worse. So using it in the context of holes is not the correct word as I mentioned earlier. |
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I hope someone can give me a further explanation. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Thanks. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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