Please check these.

[Anonymous]

Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. I can't get in touch with you by e-mail for five days.
2. Joan is doing/hearing/attending a short course to learn how to repair computers.
3. I'm having my computer repaired, so I won't be able to receive e-mails for five days.
4. Climbing the tree, I was snagged in my pants by a branch.
5. Forget it. I'm sure he didn't mean it. / I don't care. I am used to that kind of thing.
6. Smoke from fires/fire used to cook food can cause serious health problems.
7. [Cookers, The cooker] greatly reduce(s) the time food needs to cook over a fire.
8. It is generally believed that to maintain good health, people should strive to avoid stress/stressors in their lives.
Thanks a million.
Ann

[Rusty]

Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. I can't get in touch with you by e-mail for five days.
2. Joan is doing/hearing/attending a short course to learn how to repair computers.
3. I'm having my computer repaired, so I won't be able to receive e-mails for five days.
4. Climbing the tree, I was snagged in my pants by a branch.
5. Forget it. I'm sure he didn't mean it. / I don't care. I am used to that kind of thing.
6. Smoke from fires/fire used to cook food can cause serious health problems.
7. [Cookers, The cooker] greatly reduce(s) the time food needs to cook over a fire.
8. It is generally believed that to maintain good health, people should strive to avoid stress/stressors in their lives.
Thanks a million.
Ann

1. I can't get in touch with you by e-mail for five days. (OK. This means: I will not be able to get in touch with you for the next five days).
2. Joan is doing/<strike>hearing</strike>/attending a short course to learn how to repair computers.
3. I'm having my computer repaired, so I won't be able to receive e-mails for five days. (OK).
4. Climbing the tree, I was snagged in my pants by a branch. (OK).
5. Forget it. I'm sure he didn't mean it. / I don't care. I am used to that kind of thing. (OK).
6. Smoke from fires/fire used to cook food can cause serious health problems. (OK).
7. [Cookers, The cooker] greatly reduce(s) the time food needs to cook over a fire. (OK).
8. It is generally believed that to maintain good health, people should strive to avoid stress/stressors in their lives. (OK).