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Anonymous
05-01-2004, 03:33 AM
Hello teachers!
Would you please check these sentences and correct them for me?
1. She was a sweet woman and an angel of a wife.
2. What was wrong with that fellow fooling with others when he had an angel of a wife?
3. An angel of a wife and mother, Jane Bishop has never neglected housework or/nor complained about her life.
4. Above of all, I'd like to see bunnies of my children.
5. He lives in a palace of a mansion. or He lives in a mansion like a palace.
6. Do you see [a rabbit of a cloud, a cloud like a rabbit] over there? / Yes, but it looks like (more of) a fox to me.
7. The boat was smashed by a mountain of a wave and thrown high in the air.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.

Rusty
05-01-2004, 01:19 PM
1. She was a sweet woman and an angel of a wife. (OK).
2. What was wrong with that fellow, fooling with others, when he had an angel of a wife? (OK).
3. An angel of a wife and mother, Jane Bishop has never neglected housework or/nor complained about her life. (Nor is correct, but or is common).
4. Above of all, I'd like to see bunnies of my children. (I have never heard this expression).
5. He lives in a palace of a mansion. (no).
or He lives in a mansion like a palace. (no).
(He lives in a palace of a place. He lives in a mansion of a place.)
6. Do you see [a rabbit in a cloud, a cloud like a rabbit] over there? / Yes, but it looks like (more of) a fox to me.
7. The boat was smashed by a mountain of a wave and thrown high in the air. (OK).