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Friday, January 18, 2013
GRAMMAR QUESTION, Jan. 18, 2013
My sons teacher
talked to my husband and I about the difficulty he was having with reading,
writing and he couldn’t complete the math homework. He said some testing is
required.
24 comments:
Sarah A
said...
After discussing, with my husband and I, the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework, our son’s teacher said, “Some testing is required.”
As my son's teacher talked to my husband and I about how our son wasn't completing his math homework and the difficulty he was having with his reading and writing, he mentioned that some testing would be required.
My son's teacher told my husband and I that "some testing is required" with regards to the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing and completing his math homework.
My son's teacher spoke to my husband and I about the difficulty our son was having with reading,writing and mathematics. He said that some testing would be required.
After discussing with my son's teacher about his difficulty with reading, writing, and his ability to complete his math homework, his teacher said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the possibility that our son may require some testing as he is having some difficulty with reading, writing and completing the math homework.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the testing my son required in respect to the difficulty he was having with his reading, writing and math homework.
SARAH:Almost there--check pronoun usage;-) JACOB:This is a very wordy version, and there is a pronoun error;-) SERENA:You're on the right track--check capitalization and pronoun usage;-) BEATRICE:Good apart from pronoun usage;-) GRACE:You've avoided the one problem, but it would really help if you used parallel construction;-) KATE:Almost there--check pronoun usage;-) ALESHA: You have some ambiguity in there--also check pronoun usage;-)
The teacher spoke with my husband and me about our son's difficulty in reading, writing and completing his math homework, and mentioned that some testing is required.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about the difficulty our son was having with his reading, writing and completion of his math homework, and mentioned that some testing is required.
After discussing with our son's teacher about the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework, our son’s teacher said, “Some testing is required.”
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework. The teacher said some testing was required.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty he was having with his reading, writing and math homework, my son's teacher said, "Some testing is required."
JEFFREY:The first one is better because you have parallel construction with the use of "completing." SARAH:Much better:-) JUSTINE:A good solution! ALESHA: You haven't solved the problems I indicated previously:-(
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing and math homework, my son's teacher said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty Billy was having with reading, writing and failing to complete the math homework. He said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about his difficulties with reading, writing, and his completion of his math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty Billy was having with reading, writing and failing to complete the mathematics. The teacher said some testing is required.
ALESHA:That's a little better; now think about the ambiguity around the problem and check the punctuation;-) JENNIFER:Good solution:-) GRACE: Now you have introduced some ambiguity into the sentence--who has a problem?
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing and math homework. He said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about my son's difficulties with reading, writing, and his completion of his math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
My son’s teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing, and math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
24 comments:
After discussing, with my husband and I, the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework, our son’s teacher said, “Some testing is required.”
As my son's teacher talked to my husband and I about how our son wasn't completing his math homework and the difficulty he was having with his reading and writing, he mentioned that some testing would be required.
My son's teacher told my husband and I that "some testing is required" with regards to the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing and completing his math homework.
My son's teacher spoke to my husband and I about the difficulty our son was having with reading,writing and
mathematics. He said that some testing would be required.
After discussing with my son's teacher about his difficulty with reading, writing, and his ability to complete his math homework, his teacher said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the possibility that our son may require some testing as he is having some difficulty with reading, writing and completing the math homework.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the testing my son required in respect to the difficulty he was having with his reading, writing and math homework.
SARAH:Almost there--check pronoun usage;-)
JACOB:This is a very wordy version, and there is a pronoun error;-)
SERENA:You're on the right track--check capitalization and pronoun usage;-)
BEATRICE:Good apart from pronoun usage;-)
GRACE:You've avoided the one problem, but it would really help if you used parallel construction;-)
KATE:Almost there--check pronoun usage;-)
ALESHA: You have some ambiguity in there--also check pronoun usage;-)
The teacher spoke with my husband and me about our son's difficulty in reading, writing and completing his math homework, and mentioned that some testing is required.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about the difficulty our son was having with his reading, writing and completion of his math homework, and mentioned that some testing is required.
After discussing with our son's teacher about the difficulty our son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework, our son’s teacher said, “Some testing is required.”
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing, and completing math homework. The teacher said some testing was required.
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty he was having with his reading, writing and math homework, my son's teacher said, "Some testing is required."
JEFFREY:The first one is better because you have parallel construction with the use of "completing."
SARAH:Much better:-)
JUSTINE:A good solution!
ALESHA: You haven't solved the problems I indicated previously:-(
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing and math homework, my son's teacher said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty Billy was having with reading, writing and failing to complete the math homework. He said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about his difficulties with reading, writing, and his completion of his math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
Please disregard my earlier answer
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty Billy was having with reading, writing and failing to complete the mathematics. The teacher said some testing is required.
ALESHA:That's a little better; now think about the ambiguity around the problem and check the punctuation;-)
JENNIFER:Good solution:-)
GRACE: Now you have introduced some ambiguity into the sentence--who has a problem?
My son's teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing and math homework. He said, "Some testing is required."
My son's teacher talked to my husband and me about my son's difficulties with reading, writing, and his completion of his math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
ALESHA:You're not getting it--wait for the answers;-)
GRACE: That's better:-)
My son’s teacher spoke to my husband and me about my son’s difficulties in reading, writing and math, and suggests that some testing must take place.
My son’s teacher talked to my husband and I about the difficulty my son was having with reading, writing, and math homework. The teacher said some testing is required.
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