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Anonymous
04-09-2004, 03:00 AM
Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. He is really feeling (the) pressure of work at the moment. He really needs a rest/leave.
2. He feels pressure from everything. What he needs is a job-training or a mental treatment, not a rest/leave.
3. Have you seen a real owl? / I haven't seen a [live, lively, living] one, but I have seen a stuffed one.
4. He has a drinking problem, so you shouldn't give/offer him any alcohol.
5. He is/comes/came [from, of] a good family.
6. Does this area also get snow? / No, we don't have snow (at any time in a year).
7. I thought it was a perfect time to show/prove my love to her.
Thanks in advance.
Have a good day.

Rusty
04-09-2004, 03:55 PM
1. He is really feeling (the) pressure of work at the moment. He really needs a rest/leave. (OK. Include the).
2. He feels pressure from everything. What he needs is a job-training or a mental treatment, not a rest/leave. (OK).
3. Have you seen a real owl? / I haven't seen a [live,<strike> lively,</strike> living] one, but I have seen a stuffed one.
4. He has a drinking problem, so you shouldn't give/offer him any alcohol. (OK).
5. He is/comes/came [from, of] a good family. (From is natural. Of is less common).
6. Does this area also get snow? / No, we don't have snow (at any time in a year). (OK).
7. I thought it was a perfect time to show/prove my love to her. (OK).