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fredag 6. mai 2011

Standard written English

Translate these sentences from "new english" to standard written english.

1. You didn't see him, it is? 
You didn't see him, did you?

2. When you would like to go?
When would you like to go?

3. That man he is tall.
That man is tall.


4. Her jewelleries were stolen.
Her jewelry were stolen.


5. I am understanding it now.
I do understand it now.


6. They two very good friends.
The two of them are very good friends.
They are very good friends.


7. Sushila is extremely a lazy girl.
Sushila is an extremely lazy girl.


8. When you leaving?
When would you be leaving?
When are you leaving?


Pick four of the sentences and explain how it is different from standard written English.
They two very good friends - Here we can see that it is missing a verb, "are". As well as it sounds odd to say "they two".

When you leaving? - Again we can see that a verb is missing "are", or as I also have translated it "would + be".


Sushila is extremely a lazy girl. - Here the sentence structure is wrong: "a" should be in front of "extremely" so that it says: "is an extremely".


Her jewelleries were stolen. - In this sentence, the word "jewelry" is written in a plural tense, which does not exist.