English test! help me pleaz!!!

I''''ll try to go sentence by sentence without changing your personal ways of doing it (in another word minimizing my input). ^^
Rewrite the sentences (kiểu bài củ chuối)
1. He seemed to me a higly efficient manager (struck)
=)
My answer: He struck me as being a higly efficient manager.
2. I assumed that you would ask for a reference (granted)
My answer: I assumed that you wouldn''''''''t take a reference for granted.
- (Granted) - I assume in this case, the question wants ''''granted'''' being used in the sense that his request is ''''permitted'''' or ''''authorised''''. So rather I''''d rewrite that as " I assumed that you would ask for a reference to be granted to you".
3. At first, the new computer made me feel a bit afraid. (awe)
MA: At first, I''''''''m struck with awe with the new computer.
At first, I -was- enchanted with awe (o_o well..okay, I wouldn''''t use the word ''''enchanted'''' but for some reason I cant think of any better word for now) just looking at the new computer.
4. Shouldn''''''''t you smoke fewer cigarettes? (cut)
MA: Shouldn''''''''t you cut down on your smoking? =)
5. You may choose to take early retirement? (option)
MA: It''''''''s your option to retire early or not.
I wouldn''''t use "its your option" in this case, because option is something ''''given'''' to be considered, unlike ''''choice''''. So in this case I would use "One of your options is to take an early retirement".
6. I only called the police when I had tried anything else. (resort)
MA: I only called the police in the last resort.
To avoid changing the structure of your sentence. I shall leave it unchanged, however, it should be -AS- a last resort, not -in-.
7. Women in this factory work under the same con***ions as men (terms)
Con***ions and terms indeed can be interchangable. =) So dont worry about interchanging them, Brit.
Women in this factory work under the same terms as the men. (Is perfectly fine to me)
8. You can try as hard as you like but you won''''''''t succeed. (however)
MA: However hard you try, you won''''''''t succeed.
=) Seems fine.
Good job! Well done. =)

Doi la bien kho..

Được sil sửa chữa / chuyển vào 16:14 ngày 13/10/2003

I''''ll try to go sentence by sentence without changing your personal ways of doing it (in another word minimizing my input). ^^
Rewrite the sentences (kiểu bài củ chuối)
1. He seemed to me a higly efficient manager (struck)
=)
My answer: He struck me as being a higly efficient manager.
2. I assumed that you would ask for a reference (granted)
My answer: I assumed that you wouldn''''''''t take a reference for granted.
- (Granted) - I assume in this case, the question wants ''''granted'''' being used in the sense that his request is ''''permitted'''' or ''''authorised''''. So rather I''''d rewrite that as " I assumed that you would ask for a reference to be granted to you".
3. At first, the new computer made me feel a bit afraid. (awe)
MA: At first, I''''''''m struck with awe with the new computer.
At first, I -was- enchanted with awe (o_o well..okay, I wouldn''''t use the word ''''enchanted'''' but for some reason I cant think of any better word for now) just looking at the new computer.
4. Shouldn''''''''t you smoke fewer cigarettes? (cut)
MA: Shouldn''''''''t you cut down on your smoking? =)
5. You may choose to take early retirement? (option)
MA: It''''''''s your option to retire early or not.
I wouldn''''t use "its your option" in this case, because option is something ''''given'''' to be considered, unlike ''''choice''''. So in this case I would use "One of your options is to take an early retirement".
6. I only called the police when I had tried anything else. (resort)
MA: I only called the police in the last resort.
To avoid changing the structure of your sentence. I shall leave it unchanged, however, it should be -AS- a last resort, not -in-.
7. Women in this factory work under the same con***ions as men (terms)
Con***ions and terms indeed can be interchangable. =) So dont worry about interchanging them, Brit.
Women in this factory work under the same terms as the men. (Is perfectly fine to me)
8. You can try as hard as you like but you won''''''''t succeed. (however)
MA: However hard you try, you won''''''''t succeed.
=) Seems fine.
Good job! Well done. =)

Doi la bien kho..

Được sil sửa chữa / chuyển vào 16:14 ngày 13/10/2003

I granted that you would ask for a reference.
* Granted also means to assume to be true so it will be ok to use as such.

Shouldn''t you cut down on your cigarettes?
* Smoking can be anything such as cigar, pipe, etc..; therefore, you might want to emphasize on cigarettes.

I only called the police as a last resort.

You can try as hard as you like; however, you wonâ?Tt succeed.

I granted that you would ask for a reference.
* Granted also means to assume to be true so it will be ok to use as such.

Shouldn''t you cut down on your cigarettes?
* Smoking can be anything such as cigar, pipe, etc..; therefore, you might want to emphasize on cigarettes.

I only called the police as a last resort.

You can try as hard as you like; however, you wonâ?Tt succeed.

As I understand, ''awe'' is a noun, therefore if you were to use ''awe'' in this context, you would need to say:
At first, the new computer made me feel a little -AT- awe.
Otherwise, we would need to use ''awed''.
However, I could very well be wrong. Heaven knows, I haven''t touched a single grammar book or a dictionary for too long. ;_;

Doi la bien kho..

As I understand, ''awe'' is a noun, therefore if you were to use ''awe'' in this context, you would need to say:
At first, the new computer made me feel a little -AT- awe.
Otherwise, we would need to use ''awed''.
However, I could very well be wrong. Heaven knows, I haven''t touched a single grammar book or a dictionary for too long. ;_;

Doi la bien kho..

The sentence should be: At first, the new computer made me feel a little awe(d) . imisim doesn?Tt necessarily have to use ?oAT? awe. After all, you all already know that awe is the root word for awesome and awful.
- - - - - - - - - -

I don''t think it''s necessary to start another post. Thus, I''ll just simply write it on here.
Sil,
Calm down, my dear. No, I will not allow myself to feel resentful towards you. Why would I feel resentful towards someone who expresses her disagreement / discontentment in a reasonable manner? Anyway, I don?Tt think there should be any further explanation regarding this issue. Furthermore, you (as well as everybody) are free to judge me however you like. I''m assuming if any of you coincidentally or intentionally encountered any of my posts would think of me as judgmental, conceited, arrogant, and the list goes on. That?Ts perfectly fine with me. After all, there is a saying: to each their own. Right?
Được nha_trang sửa chữa / chuyển vào 02:44 ngày 15/10/2003

The sentence should be: At first, the new computer made me feel a little awe(d) . imisim doesn?Tt necessarily have to use ?oAT? awe. After all, you all already know that awe is the root word for awesome and awful.
- - - - - - - - - -

I don''t think it''s necessary to start another post. Thus, I''ll just simply write it on here.
Sil,
Calm down, my dear. No, I will not allow myself to feel resentful towards you. Why would I feel resentful towards someone who expresses her disagreement / discontentment in a reasonable manner? Anyway, I don?Tt think there should be any further explanation regarding this issue. Furthermore, you (as well as everybody) are free to judge me however you like. I''m assuming if any of you coincidentally or intentionally encountered any of my posts would think of me as judgmental, conceited, arrogant, and the list goes on. That?Ts perfectly fine with me. After all, there is a saying: to each their own. Right?
Được nha_trang sửa chữa / chuyển vào 02:44 ngày 15/10/2003

Nha Trang, I know that ''awe'' is the root word for awesome or aweful, BUT you cannot use " I am a little awe" like that. It is simply grammatically wrong.
awe [aw] n 1. mixture of wonder and dread: a feeling of amazement and respect mixed with fear that is often coupled with a feeling of personal insignificance or powerlessness
Filled with awe, they gazed at the ruins of the massive temple.
I was completely in awe of her.

Microsoftđ Encartađ Reference Library 2002. â 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Awe, writen in this form, cannot be used WITHOUT words like "at", "in", "with".
It is simply NOT an adjective, therefore making the sentence wrong. I didn''t meant to sound harsh, but last time we encountered each other, Nha Trang, you were rather ''blunt'' towards me and accused me of bad English. My English, I admit is bad..but I can''t help but feeling ''provoked'' and ''hurt''. I''d best leave this to a PM, but I hope that you don''t take this personally, and don''t ''resent'' me as I DO KNOW that my English is bad.

Doi la bien kho..

Nha Trang, I know that ''awe'' is the root word for awesome or aweful, BUT you cannot use " I am a little awe" like that. It is simply grammatically wrong.
awe [aw] n 1. mixture of wonder and dread: a feeling of amazement and respect mixed with fear that is often coupled with a feeling of personal insignificance or powerlessness
Filled with awe, they gazed at the ruins of the massive temple.
I was completely in awe of her.

Microsoftđ Encartađ Reference Library 2002. â 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Awe, writen in this form, cannot be used WITHOUT words like "at", "in", "with".
It is simply NOT an adjective, therefore making the sentence wrong. I didn''t meant to sound harsh, but last time we encountered each other, Nha Trang, you were rather ''blunt'' towards me and accused me of bad English. My English, I admit is bad..but I can''t help but feeling ''provoked'' and ''hurt''. I''d best leave this to a PM, but I hope that you don''t take this personally, and don''t ''resent'' me as I DO KNOW that my English is bad.

Doi la bien kho..