Can you check these sentences for me, please?
1) He is carried to his new house.
2)He is impressed by them because they are more rational than he is.(than him?)
3)On (and not in) his last voyage he recognizes his similiarity with the animals. For this reason, he decided to get away (?) from society.
4)The marriage between Pamela and Mr. B should not be included among the features of Richardson's novels.
1. He is carried --- how? On a litter? On a gurney??
2. ... than he is.
3. Delete stuff in parentheses.
4. OK
Sure! I'd be happy to check these sentences for you. Here are the corrections and explanations:
1) He is carried to his new house.
- This sentence is grammatically correct! "He" is the subject, "is carried" is the verb phrase, and "to his new house" is the prepositional phrase indicating the destination.
2) He is impressed by them because they are more rational than he is.
- This sentence is grammatically correct! "He" is the subject, "is impressed" is the verb phrase, and "by them because they are more rational than he is" is the prepositional phrase providing the reason for his impression. In formal writing, it is considered better to use "than he is" instead of "than him" because "is" is a linking verb. However, in casual speech, "than him" is commonly used and perfectly acceptable.
3) On his last voyage he recognizes his similarity with the animals. For this reason, he decides to get away from society.
- "On" is used correctly here to indicate a specific time or event during his last voyage. "In" would be incorrect because it would suggest being physically inside something, like a ship or voyage. The rest of the sentence is correct, with a subject ("he"), verbs ("recognizes" and "decides"), and prepositional phrases ("on his last voyage" and "from society").
4) The marriage between Pamela and Mr. B should not be included among the features of Richardson's novels.
- This sentence is grammatically correct! "The marriage between Pamela and Mr. B" is the subject, "should not be included" is the verb phrase, and "among the features of Richardson's novels" is the prepositional phrase indicating where the marriage should not be included.
Overall, these sentences are well constructed with only minor corrections needed.