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becomesophelia

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Jan 04, 2005 18:03

Well, that was fun. So fun, in fact, that I am going to do another one. After this, I am done creating standardized test questions. Te prometo.

The teacher told you and I to bring out what we came in with.

There are two grammatical errors in that sentence. Can you find them? I bet you can.

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Let me guess... coolitdown January 4 2005, 15:16:00 UTC

The teacher told you and I me to bring out with what we came in with.

Nah, I dont think so...

Re: Let me guess... coolitdown January 4 2005, 15:16:43 UTC

That unbolded I and WITH were suppose to be striked out.

haha... considering your follow-up comment... becomesophelia January 4 2005, 15:22:42 UTC

The first part is right.

The teacher told you and me...

Re: haha... considering your follow-up comment... riskyliquid January 4 2005, 15:24:28 UTC

the teacher told us.

while not grammatical, word conservation is an important skill to development when using english.

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holycrap_itsme January 4 2005, 15:19:51 UTC

you and me

...

im not that skilled at english, thats the only one i see. the end doesnt sound right, but i dont know why.

becomesophelia January 4 2005, 15:24:51 UTC

The second is actually a grammar rule I learned in French class, haha.

holycrap_itsme January 4 2005, 15:29:36 UTC

i dont learn any grammar in english... its a pity.

_diesirae_ January 4 2005, 15:53:23 UTC

YOU CAN'T END A SENTENCE WITH A PREPOSITION

do I win anything now?? 8-)

becomesophelia January 4 2005, 16:00:48 UTC

Ding ding! You win a dollar twenty seven heif.

But can you correct it?!

_diesirae_ January 4 2005, 16:10:01 UTC

i can't correct it without changing it in some way a little more than a word or two

The teacher told you and me to bring out the things with which we came.

see now that doesn't sound right...

c'est magnifique becomesophelia January 4 2005, 17:16:16 UTC

It only sounds wrong because nobody ever uses it correctly. Myself included.

The teacher told you and me to bring out the things with which we came in.

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miss_skarlet January 4 2005, 16:41:51 UTC

I figured out the two things that were wrong with it.
But did not post them for fear that I may be wrong and look stupid.
But I was right.
Therefore, I suck.

TEH END.

o_holy_foul January 4 2005, 16:51:15 UTC

You and I. Only needs to be used at the beginning of a sentence... me and you.

needs a comma?

haha I'm a bit rusty

o_holy_foul January 4 2005, 16:53:42 UTC

being= take

haha i give up

becomesophelia January 4 2005, 17:20:55 UTC

Haha... really, nobody speaks like this, and it's barely taught in school.

etherealdreamer January 4 2005, 19:46:04 UTC

Actually, it's only used when it's the subject, where it happens to be in the sentence has no bearing.