04-06-2005 15:31									#1
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The underlined bits are wrong. Why?

The most exciting part of the novel was when Matilda rejected Count Vladimir and accepted the proposal of the peasant, Hugo

According to the Farmer's Almanac, it looks like this will be the coldest winter in many years.


Being that its such a lovely day, we are having a difficult time concentrating on our assignment.

Thanks! The vocabulary bits are easy, but these things are evil.

	04-06-2005 16:04									#2
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quote: Originally posted by Bosh The underlined bits are wrong. Why?

I'm not an English teacher, but I'll make some guesses:

The most exciting part of the novel was when Matilda rejected Count Vladimir and accepted the proposal of the peasant, Hugo

The word "when" refers to a period of time, not a place or part of something such as a novel. Substitute 'where' for 'when.' It might also be appropriate to substitute 'is' for 'was,' if you don't want to imply that the part is no longer exciting.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, it looks like this will be the coldest winter in many years.

The way it's written, 'it' could refer to the Farmer's Almanac, so basically it could be saying 'The Farmer's Almanac looks like this will be the coldest winter in many years.' Instead, I would say 'According to the Farmer's Almanac, this winter looks like it will be the coldest in many years.'

Being that its such a lovely day, we are having a difficult time concentrating on our assignment.

This one's a toughie. Maybe there's a 'being' word that's redundant, you probably don't need both the 'being' and 'its'. I personally would say 'Because it's such a lovely day...'

	04-06-2005 16:24									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Bosh The underlined bits are wrong. Why? The most exciting part of the novel was when Matilda rejected Count Vladimir and accepted the proposal of the peasant, Hugo According to the Farmer's Almanac, it looks like this will be the coldest winter in many years. Being that its such a lovely day, we are having a difficult time concentrating on our assignment.

Like is a preposition. What you need to use is 'as'.

Thus: 'According to the Farmer's Almanac, it looks as though this will be the coldest winter in many years.'


This use of the gerund 'being' or the gerundial phrase 'being that' is non-standard English, and should be replaced with 'as' or 'because' :

" As/Because it's such a lovely day, we are having a difficult time concentrating on our assignment."

	04-06-2005 16:30									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Bosh The most exciting part of the novel was when Matilda rejected Count Vladimir and accepted the proposal of the peasant, Hugo

My guess is "was" should be "is."

quote: Originally posted by Bosh Being that its such a lovely day, we are having a difficult time concentrating on our assignment.

Shouldn't that be "it's" not "its?"

	04-06-2005 16:34									#5
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"is" wouldn't be congruent with "rejected/accepted".

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"Is" refers to the part of the novel, not the event.

	04-06-2005 19:47									#7
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	04-06-2005 20:20									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Bosh The most exciting part of the novel was when Matilda rejected Count Vladimir and accepted the proposal of the peasant, Hugo

Literary works are usually referred to/discussed in the present tense, so that probably should be is, as others have said.

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I thought Bosh was an English teacher in Korea...

	04-06-2005 21:39									#10
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ESL. There's a big difference.