Here are some sentences on the same theme I'd like you to check.
I included a few sentences on reading habits and a few words I don't know if they exist.
1) Is the verb "punch" correct in the sentence: Punch your ticket (check), then go on the platform.
2)I usually travel to school by bus. I buy a season ticket (or a monthly pass)
which allows me to travel at a cheaper price (?). As I have a student card, I'm granted a 10%-reduction on normal fares.
3) A flight can be delayed two hours (or for two hours?).
4) You've never been to France, have you?
5)British teenagers like reading fantasy (or fantashy books?), science fiction, mystery, horror and romance.
6) They like reading magazines about PC gaming, music and lifestyles of celebrities.
7) On the internet they can find all types of reading material including news stories, fiction (?), weblog, discussion groups and message boards.
If terms are used differently in Europe, I hope someone else will add comments.
The word "punch" is correct, but in the US, passengers do not punch their own tickets!! The conductors on the trains do that to make sure passengers on the train have paid their fare.
A "season ticket" is something you'd buy for a whole season's worth of ball games (baseball, soccer, football, whatever). For a bus or train, you'd buy a monthly or annual pass.
Delete all in parentheses, and everything else will be fine.
"Punching your own ticket" is done in France where for some trains there are machines (blue from memory) where you validate your own ticket. There are similar machines for the TGV which print on the ticket.
In the UK many rail and underground stations now have barrier where you insert the ticket which is validated ("punched") before the barrier will open. The ticket is not physically punched but the magnetic strip on the ticket is written to.
In Australia (Melbourne) the ticket is valid for a set period which starts when the ticket (a card) is "punched" by presenting it to a reader.
While I do hear the term "punched" referring to manual vlidation of a rail ticket by the guard on a UK train, I think it is used less because tickets are no longer punched or clipped with a hole.
Hope this is useful!
1) The verb "punch" is correct in the sentence: "Punch your ticket, then go on the platform." In this context, "punch" means to mark or validate the ticket by making a hole or impression on it. To verify if the usage of "punch" in this context is correct, you can consult a reliable dictionary or look up the definition of "punch" as a verb.
2) The sentence structure and use of words are correct. However, there is a slight correction needed in the phrase "which allows me to travel at a cheaper price." Instead, it would be more accurate to say, "which allows me to travel for a discounted price." To verify if the usage of "discounted price" is correct, you can consult a dictionary or search for examples of similar phrases.
3) Both expressions "A flight can be delayed two hours" and "A flight can be delayed for two hours" are grammatically correct. However, using "for" after "delayed" is more common and widely accepted. To verify if the usage of "delayed for two hours" is correct, you can consult a grammar guide or refer to examples from reputable sources.
4) The sentence "You've never been to France, have you?" is grammatically correct. It is a tag question used to confirm or seek confirmation of a negative statement. In this case, the negative statement is "You've never been to France." To confirm it, the tag question "have you?" is added at the end. To verify if the usage of the tag question is correct, you can consult a grammar guide or refer to examples of tag questions.
5) The sentence "British teenagers like reading fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and romance books." is grammatically correct. The word "fantashy" seems to be a typographical error, and the correct word to use is "fantasy." To verify the correctness of the word "fantasy," you can consult a dictionary or search for examples of its usage in similar phrases.
6) The sentence "They like reading magazines about PC gaming, music, and lifestyles of celebrities." is grammatically correct. There are no apparent errors in the sentence. To verify the usage of specific words like "magazines," "PC gaming," "music," and "lifestyles of celebrities," you can consult a dictionary or refer to examples from reliable sources.
7) The sentence "On the internet, they can find all types of reading material, including news stories, fiction, weblogs, discussion groups, and message boards." is grammatically correct. The word "weblog" is an alternate term for a blog, which is a regularly updated website or web page authored by an individual or group. To verify the usage of specific words like "fiction" and "weblog," you can consult a dictionary or search for examples of their usage in similar contexts.