fredag 6. mai 2011

Standard written English - a few tasks

Rewrite these sentences from non-standard grammar to standard written English:

1. You didn't see him, is it?
- You didn't see him, did you?

2. When you would like to go?
- When would you like to go?

3. That man he is tall
 - That man is tall

4. Her jewelleries were stolen
- Her jewellery were stolen.

5. I am understanding it now
- I understand it now

6. They two very good friends
- The two of them are very good friends

7. Sushila is extremely a lazy girl
- Sushila is an extremely lazy girl

8. When you leaving?
- When are you leaving?


Pick any four of these sentences and explain how the structure of each differs from the norms of standard written English.

- They two very good friends. This sentence is missing a verb, and is therefore not gramatically correct. The verb is "are".

- When you leaving? In this sentence as well, we need to add a verb. The sentence is not complete until we add the verb "are".

- Her jewelleries were stolen. This sentence is  not correct because jewellery can not be put in a "plural form" like jewelleries.

- Sushila is extremely a lazy girl. This sentence have wrong structure. The "a" should be placed before "extremely".