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Anonymous
05-04-2004, 06:27 PM
Hello teachers!
Would you please check these sentences and correct them for me?

1-1. He is good at standing on his hands/head.
1-2. He can walk standing on his hands/head.
1-3. [He, His argument] doesn't have a leg to stand on.

2-1. The excavation turned/stood the previous theory on its head.
2-2. Traditional marketing turned/stood on its head.
2-3. The event turned/stood his destiny on its head,
2-4. New data turned/stood the traditional theory on its head,

3-1. He wrote a lot of books which [stood, stand, will stand] the test of time.
3-2. He has a lot of books which stand/stood the test of time.
3-3. His goal in World Cup France '98 stands/stood the test of time.
3-4. The film will stand the test of time.
3-5. His achievements will stand the test of time.

4-1. Lisa's proposal/presentation stuck/stood out (like a sore thumb).
4-2. Lisa's [playing the piano, play] stuck/stood out (like a sore thumb) at the contest.
4-3. At the party, Lisa stuck/stood out of all the girls like a sore thumb.
4-4. At the party everyone else was in jeans or/and casual wear/gear, but I had a suit on; I stuck/stood out like a sore thumb.

Thank you very much.
Best regards.

Pete
05-05-2004, 02:13 PM
1-1. He is good at standing on his hands/head. [Ok.]
1-2. He can walk standing on his hands/head. [Fine with "hands". I'm not certain, but I think that "stand on your head" implies that the head is touching the ground, and that would seem to rule out walking.
1-3. [He, His argument] doesn't have a leg to stand on. [Ok.]

2-1. The excavation turned/stood the previous theory on its head. [Ok. Figurative speech.]
2-2. Traditional marketing turned/stood on its head. [Without context, I'm not certain that I would understand this.]
2-3. The event turned/stood his destiny on its head, [I think it is possible, but it sounds awkward.]
2-4. New data turned/stood the traditional theory on its head, [Ok, but figurative.]

3-1. He wrote a lot of books which [stood, stand, will stand] the test of time. [Ok.]
3-2. He has a lot of books which stand/stood the test of time. [Ok.]
3-3. His goal in World Cup France '98 stands/stood the test of time. [I'm not sure what this means. It doesn't sound natural.]
3-4. The film will stand the test of time. [Ok.]
3-5. His achievements will stand the test of time. [Ok.]

4-1. Lisa's proposal/presentation stuck/stood out (like a sore thumb). [Ok. "Like a sore thumb" and "stuck" both give a negative connotation. "Stood out" sounds positive.]
4-2. Lisa's [playing the piano, play] stuck/stood out (like a sore thumb) at the contest. [See previous note.]
4-3. At the party, Lisa stuck/stood out of all the girls like a sore thumb. [Again, this shows that she did not compare favorably.]
4-4. At the party everyone else was in jeans or/and casual wear/gear, but I had a suit on; I stuck/stood out like a sore thumb. [Ok.]