English Writing Exercise

Course 101, Unit 3, Lesson 5

How many objects?

Write about a number of different objects. Which people have which object? How many of each do different people have? EX. The girl has twenty-five flowers and seven candles.


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There are twenty-six white houses and seventeen beige houses in the street. The girl has thirty-eight stamps. There are fifty-seven pupils at the library. There are five large windows and two small windows in this house. The Airbus A320 can transport one-hundred and fifty passengers. A man has 206 bones.
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  • cuppachino ɐddn...
    Mochapoints: 15192  |  Teacher Score: 8602 (100%)
    It's fine and dandy. :) Just be awared that you have chosen to use the preposition "in" when you said "in the street." That is correct for British speakers, but unacceptable for American speakers. Had you chosen "on" then it'd have exactly the opposite status. So, you can't win! :) Note that "in the street" and "on the street" both have many different meanings, depending on the context. Here, you're using it in the sense of referring to a location, an address (the most frequent usage); and that's precisely when Am-Eng & Br-Eng have polar opposite usage rules. For the rest of the meanings, Am- and Br- basically are in agreement. e.g. "It's dangerous when kids play in the street." Here, it's used in the sense of right in the middle of the street and risking being hit by cars. I'm curious: What's the reason that prompted you to particularly request my review of this exercise? Were you sensing there's a bit of trickiness in the preposition?
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  • Elena
    Mochapoints: 5327  |  Teacher Score: 2258 (0%)
    Because, to be honest, I have a big problem with prepositions. :) I couldn't stay it without checking.
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  • cuppachino ɐddn...
    Mochapoints: 15192  |  Teacher Score: 8602 (100%)

    Prepositions are indeed very tricky, even for natives speakers! It's very regional and what's considered correct usage changes with time. You're doing very well.
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