Dear Writeacher, thank you for your answers. Will you help me with a few more sentences?
1) Which is correct in the following sentence: "She has remained without her colleagues OR / AND friends in a closed space." (I think it's OR)
2) Is the sentence grammatically OK: "All these years I worked with great, intelligent people, a pleasure to communicate with"?
3) Is the sentence OK: "We are very far away from such values"?
Thank you for all your help.
1. I'd use "or"
2. I'd write, "All these years I have worked with great, intelligent people, who are a pleasure to communicate with."
3. I'd delete "very"
Dear Writeacher, thanks for your help, but I've got one question.
It's #2. If I no longer work with those people, is it still "I have worked" or "I worked"?
Thank you.
For sentence 2, then I'd write it this way:
During all those years, I worked with great, intelligent people, who were a pleasure to communicate with.
Dear user,
I'd be more than happy to assist you with your questions!
1) In the given sentence, "She has remained without her colleagues OR / AND friends in a closed space," the correct word choice would be "OR." The conjunction "or" is used to present a choice between two or more options. In this context, it implies that she is without either her colleagues or her friends in a closed space.
2) The sentence you provided, "All these years I worked with great, intelligent people, a pleasure to communicate with," is grammatically correct. However, I would suggest adding a comma before the phrase "a pleasure to communicate with" for clarity. Here's the revised sentence: "All these years, I worked with great, intelligent people, a pleasure to communicate with."
3) The sentence "We are very far away from such values" is grammatically correct. It expresses the idea that "we" (the speaker and possibly others) are distant or disconnected from particular values being discussed.
Remember, if you have any further questions or need additional assistance, feel free to ask!