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Thread ID: 82573 2007-09-01 03:05:00 Grammar Corrections. Ninjabear (2948) PC World Chat
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586744 2007-09-01 03:05:00 Question


Which one makes more sense


1. I tried to walk out of the classroom faster

2. I walked out of the clasroom faster




1. Then I started to consider if I should change my option.I want to give up,It's too hard.


2. Then I started to consider if I should change my option.I just wanted to give up.It was too hard.

3. Then i started to consider if I should change my option.I wanted to give up.It was too hard. 		Ninjabear (2948)
586745 2007-09-01 04:07:00 How about.. "I quickly walked out of the classroom"

Ken :cool: :cool: 		kenj (9738)
586746 2007-09-01 04:14:00 Question


Which one makes more sense


1. I tried to walk out of the classroom faster

2. I walked out of the clasroom faster




1. Then I started to consider if I should change my option.I want to give up,It's too hard.


2. Then I started to consider if I should change my option.I just wanted to give up.It was too hard.

3. Then i started to consider if I should change my option.I wanted to give up.It was too hard.

First one.

I would write "I walked out of the classroom quickly" faster doesn't work.
"Then I started to consider an alternative, but it was too hard. I wanted to
give up"

Others will add. 		wmoore (6009)
586747 2007-09-01 04:15:00 How about.. "I quickly walked out of the classroom"

Ken :cool: :cool:

Yes that's better than mine. 		wmoore (6009)
586748 2007-09-01 04:32:00 Does it seem strange to say

One day I will triumphant it? 		Ninjabear (2948)
586749 2007-09-01 04:52:00 Yes .

Ken 		kenj (9738)
586750 2007-09-01 05:04:00 Does it seem strange to say

One day I will triumphant it?

That is not good grammar.
Triumphant is an adjective. For this, a verb is better.

You could say - One day I will triumph. (over it - optional).

or- If you want to keep the word "triumphant" - One day I will be triumphant over it.
But that's more long-winded. 		Laura (43)
586751 2007-09-01 05:30:00 Can you walk home animatedly?

I walked home animatedly.that doesn't seem right? 		Ninjabear (2948)
586752 2007-09-01 06:13:00 Which one makes more sense

1 . I tried to walk out of the classroom faster

2 . I walked out of the clasroom faster

Context is everything here, unless we know your intention, we can't answer with any certainty .

Your [ 1 . ] would be OK if you had been told to leave the room promptly, but were walking slowly, or you were late for your next class or your bus home and your way out was impeded, then you could indeed try to walk out faster .

However, if you just wanted to leave the room in a hurry (eg the fire alarm was sounding), it would be better to say "I tried to leave the classroom as quickly as I could . "



1 . Then I started to consider if I should change my option . I want to give up,It's too hard .


2 . Then I started to consider if I should change my option . I just wanted to give up . It was too hard .

3 . Then i started to consider if I should change my option . I wanted to give up . It was too hard .

None of the above are good use of English, or adequately descriptive of the situation . Your sentence structure and punctuation are also poor .

For all of these three, assuming that you want to change your option because you found the course work too hard, you would be better to say:

I found the [course/work/option] too hard . I wanted to give up and began considering changing my option .

The above is still clumsy and could be put more simply as: I found the [course/work/option] too hard and considered changing my option .

The " I wanted to give up" is superfluous, because changing your option implicitly suggests that you are giving up on the existing option .

Cheers

Billy 8-{) 		Billy T (70)
586753 2007-09-01 06:16:00 Sweet, I never realised we coiuld get homework done here.

Of course, Its 20 years to late for me.:annoyed: 		Metla (12)
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