* he is brave to face- not English phrasing, direct translation
He is brave when he faces his problems.
He faces his problems bravely.
He faces with problems with courage.
synonyms- brave, courageous (adj)
bravery, courage (n)
* she is easy to learn English - not English, direct translation
English is easy to learn for her.
She learns English easily.
* hardly, hard
He works hard. Lots of effort.
He hardly works. Lazy.
I hardly understand this math.
She works hard.
She is a hard-working doctor veterinarian.
* even though..., but...
Even though she is tired, but she still works hard.
COMPLEX
Because it is cold, so he is wearing a scarf.
MIXING SENTENCE STYLES
*And he took a train
But the kids saved the pheasants.
On the other hand/Nevertheless, the kids saved the pheasants.
ACADEMIC WRITING- SCHOOL WRITING
And = Also, On top of that, Moreover, Besides,
*let her to go
CAUSATIVE VERBS- verb that make other verbs happen
ask
I ask you to make supper. 'ask' makes 'make' happen
help
She helps her sister to clean the room. 'help' makes 'clean' happen
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince,
hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, compel, tell, ask.
hire
I hired a teenager to mow the lawn
She employs three salespeople to work in her store.
employer, employee
tell
I tell my son to stop arguing with his sister.
I tell/invite you to fix your sentences.
'let' - does not translate well
let- allow
I let my son play XBox.
I allow my son to play XBox.
* He against my idea. NOT ENGLISH
against- prep
He is against my idea.
She argues against the tax hike.
Good ideas. Sentences need to be stronger. SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX
Able to write three basic styles consistently- ready for UBC.
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