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Dear native English speakers,
Would you please proofread my sentences?
1a) I rarely go there.
1b) I seldom go there.
2a) I have no money with me now.
2b) I don't have any money with me now.
3a) I have no friends in Tokyo.
3b) I don't have any friends in Tokyo.
4) There was little coffee left in the cup.
5) My father can hardly speak English.
6) Nobody believed what he said.
7a) The TV news said that President Obama was re-elected.
7b) The TV news showed that President Obama was re-elected.
7c) The TV news told that President Obama was re-elected.
8a) The heavy rain prevented us from going out.
8b) The heavy rain kept us from going out.
9a) E-mail has enabled us to communicate easily with foreign people.
9b) E-mail has let us communicate easily with foreign people.
9c) E-mail has allowed us to communicate easily with foreign people.
10a) A recent survey shows that only children is more common.
10b) A recent survey says that only children is more common.
11a) After I jogged with her, I came to know how she keeps fit.
11b) After I jogged with her, I came to realize how she keeps fit.
12a) I asked my father if he had time to do exercise.
12b) I asked my father if he had time for exercise.
13a) At first I wondered how far we would run.
13b) At first I wondered how much we would run.
13c) At first I wondered how long we would run.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
Would you please proofread my sentences?
1a) I rarely go there.
1b) I seldom go there.
2a) I have no money with me now.
2b) I don't have any money with me now.
3a) I have no friends in Tokyo.
3b) I don't have any friends in Tokyo.
4) There was little coffee left in the cup.
5) My father can hardly speak English.
6) Nobody believed what he said.
7a) The TV news said that President Obama was re-elected.
7b) The TV news showed that President Obama was re-elected.
7c) The TV news told that President Obama was re-elected.
8a) The heavy rain prevented us from going out.
8b) The heavy rain kept us from going out.
9a) E-mail has enabled us to communicate easily with foreign people.
9b) E-mail has let us communicate easily with foreign people.
9c) E-mail has allowed us to communicate easily with foreign people.
10a) A recent survey shows that only children is more common.
10b) A recent survey says that only children is more common.
11a) After I jogged with her, I came to know how she keeps fit.
11b) After I jogged with her, I came to realize how she keeps fit.
12a) I asked my father if he had time to do exercise.
12b) I asked my father if he had time for exercise.
13a) At first I wondered how far we would run.
13b) At first I wondered how much we would run.
13c) At first I wondered how long we would run.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin