May 14, 2021
Sentences 108: Get To The Bottom, Get Flustered, Squeamish
I have to get to the bottom of this problem, otherwise it will happen again and again.
Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time that he enters the stage.
She is a doctor but squeamish. Luckily, she is a general practicioner and most patients have the flu or a cough.
Sentences 108: Get To The Bottom, Get Flustered, Squeamish
I have to get to the bottom of this problem, o. Otherwise it will happen again and again.
In the original form, you had a run-on sentence. Very generally speaking, independent clauses should not be combined without conjunctions or the appropriate punctuation (semicolon, colon, period).
Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time (that) he enters the stage.
Omitting "that" sounds better here.
She is a doctor but squeamish.
Luckily, she is a general practictioner, and most (of her) patients have the flu or a cough.
"Most of her patients" sounds better to me. Otherwise, "most patients" sounds like it could be talking about patients in general.
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I mostly agree with ellablue's comments, but I'm chiming in with some things that may have been overlooked.
May 15, 2021
Thanks!
I have to get to the bottom of this problem, otherwise it will happen again and again.
Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time that he enters the goes onstage.
"enters the stage" is ok, but "goes onstage" is used more often
She is a doctor but squeamish.
Luckily, she is a general practicioner and most patients have the flu or a cough.
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Great job!
May 15, 2021
Thanks!
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Sentences 108: Get To The Bottom, Get Flustered, Squeamish This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I have to get to the bottom of this problem, otherwise it will happen again and again. This sentence has been marked as perfect! I have to get to the bottom of this problem In the original form, you had a run-on sentence. Very generally speaking, independent clauses should not be combined without conjunctions or the appropriate punctuation (semicolon, colon, period). |
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Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time that he enters the stage. Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time that he "enters the stage" is ok, but "goes onstage" is used more often Despite years of experience he gets flustered every time (that) he enters the stage. Omitting "that" sounds better here. |
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She is a doctor but squeamish. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Luckily, she is a general practicioner and most patients have the flu or a cough. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Luckily, she is a general practi "Most of her patients" sounds better to me. Otherwise, "most patients" sounds like it could be talking about patients in general. |
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