Homework Help: English

Posted by John on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:30am.

1. They were standing in a row.
2. They were standing in a line.
(Are both the same?)

3. They were standing in two rows.
4. They were standing in two lines.
(Are both the same?)

5. Instant noodles are bad for health.
6. Instant noodles are poor for health.
(Can we use 'poor' instead of 'bad' in the sentence? Are both the same?)

7. All are not rich.
7-1. Some are rich, but the others are not rich.
(Does 7 mean 7-1?)

8. Both are not happy.
8-1. One is happy,but the other is not happy.
(Does 8 mean 8-1?)

9. Every person is not healthy.
9-1. Some persons are healthy, but the other persons are not helathy.
(Does 9 mean 9-1?)

English - SraJMcGin, Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:34am
The only one to quetion is 6.

Sra
English - Writeacher, Monday, May 11, 2009 at 11:42am
1 and 2 -- mean the same.

3 and 4 -- mean the same.

5 is OK if you ad "your" before "health."

6 is not used.

7 and 7-1 mean about the same thing, but better phrasing would be this:
Some are rich, but others are not.

8 is very awkward.
8-1 is better, but would be best this way: One is happy, but the other is not.

Again, 9 is awkward.
Best phrasing would be this:
Some people are healthy, but others are not.
English (correction) - Writeacher, Monday, May 11, 2009 at 11:44am
5 is OK if you add "your" before "health."

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