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WZ
09-09-2005, 11:07 PM
I saw this sentence: "She likes an English dictionary because she likes English. But her brother doesn't."
And I wonder, her brother doesn't like an E dic or her brother doesn't like English? Please explain

Are these sentences correct:
"There aren't girls in our class."
"The views of mountains were interesting"?

Thank you.
DeNayGo
09-10-2005, 12:35 AM
I saw this sentence: "She likes an English dictionary because she likes English. But her brother doesn't."
And I wonder, her brother doesn't like an E dic or her brother doesn't like English? Please explain

It may mean both, but I think it means he doesn't like English.

Are these sentences correct:
"There aren't girls in our class."

"There aren't any girls in our class" or "There are no girls in our class" sounds better.

"The views of mountains were interesting"?

"mountain views" sounds better.
Fine Tree
09-25-2005, 04:34 AM
Are these sentences (and the terms) both natural?
If so, is there any difference in meaning between the mountain views/... & the views/... of the mountains.

1. The mountain views/scenes/scene/scenery were/was wonderful/interesting.
2. The views/scenes/scene/scenery of the mountains were/was wonderful/interesting.

Thanks in advance.
Pete
09-26-2005, 10:06 AM
Are these sentences (and the terms) both natural?
If so, is there any difference in meaning between the mountain views/... & the views/... of the mountains.

1. The mountain views/scenes/scene/scenery were/was wonderful/interesting.
2. The views/scenes/scene/scenery of the mountains were/was wonderful/interesting.

Thanks in advance.
1. The mountain views/scenes/scene/scenery were/was wonderful/interesting.
-- I'd say these all sound natural ("were" goes with the first 2 subjects, "was" with the remaining 2). To me, the term "mountain scene" isn't the same as the others. The others basically refer to the visual surroundings. "The mountain scene" seems more like an idiom that refers to all of life in a mountainous region.

2. The views/scenes/scene/scenery of the mountains were/was wonderful/interesting. [I don't think "scene" fits here. ]