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Hi Jim, I am really interested in reading your blog about Winbledon. The pictures are very nice. Here are the homework: arrived at 3 p. m., was told by a steward, the organisation was military, everyone was given a card, as soon as I have arrived, I called my friend, he had a ticket, I had a book

Hello Jim, Tennis isn’t as popular in Poland as it is In England but luckily it’s getting more and more popular. I personally don’t play tennis, but I love watching it on TV. I tried to do your grammar exercise and I think I found the eight mistakes, so I rewrite the whole paragraph: “I have arrived at 3pm and was told (1) by a steward that the wait would be 3 or 4 hours! The organisation was (2) military - everyone was given (3) a card, queue jumping was strictly forbidden (4) and no pushing in would be tolerated. To add insult to injury, as soon as I had arrived (5), I had called my friend who has already been (6) there. He had (7) a ticket and was in the third row of Centre Court watching Maria Sharapova (who was losing her match)... Fortunately it was a lovely, sunny day, I had (8) a book and some grapes so I was happy”. All the best.

really it's difficult to find grammatical mistakes , to me , because i still beginner student . but i will try to mention some of my expectations : 1- that the wait would be 3 or 4 hours ----> that the wait will be 3 or 4 hours . 2- everyone was give a card -----> everyone was given a card . 3- queue jumping was strictly forbidded ------> queue jumping was strictly forbidden . 4: no pushing in would be tolerated ----> pushing in wouldn't be tolerated . 5: I was having a book and some grapes ------> i was had a book and some grapes. i hope see the right answer . thanks about the blog , it's usefully .

I can't immagine how wonderful it would be attending at Wimbledon, just staying on the grass hill...I love tennis! I'd like to try to find that mistakes: 1-I ARRIVED AT 2-I WAS TOLD 3-that the wait WOULD HAVE BEEN 3 or 4 hours! 4-The organisation WAS military 5-as soon as I'D ARRIVED 6-I CALLED 7-who WAS already there 8-I WAS BEEN HAPPY Your spots are really interesting. Thank you for all valeria

Hello !Jim. Although,It is not easy to set teatcher`s mistakes right,as it is their own job and was the last think i can think of,i wil try my best to do itsuccessfuly .And if i faild please consider me just a plunky loser.At first i blamed my self in failing to make meanings out of that part .Here is the paragraph:(I arrived at 3pm and had being told by a steward that the wait would be 3 or 4 hours! The organisation were military - everyone had been given a card, queue jumping was strictly forbiden and no pushing in would be tolerated. To add insult to injury, as soon as I arrived, I called my friend who was already there. He had a ticket and was in the third row of Centre Court watching Maria Sharapova (who was losing her match)... Fortunately it was a lovely, sunny day, I had a book and some grapes so I was happy)Since you can make mistakes ,Ihave aquestion: Should not we change this clause(an orderly line would form)to (an orderly line would be formed) ?

Hi, Jim. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend! I must say I hate queueing..Is there any possible way of booking tickets for the matches in advance? ;) Here goes my corrections to your intentional grammar mistakes.. 1. I have arrived- I arrived/ 2. was being told- was told/ 3. was give- was given/ 4. forbidded- forbidden/ 5. I had called- I called/ 6. who was already been- who had already been/ 7. He has- he had/ 8. I was having- I had/ Hope i got it all right! Looking forward to your upcoming post! Bye :)

Hi Jim, I'm disappointed, this month my contributions has been missed. A week out of work (due a sport injure), problems with my lap, a rush of work, and and a unbearable heat are too much for my plate. I've glanced Taru's blog and yours and I feel that I've missed a good month (what a pity). Here you are my corrections to your time verb mistake's. Unfortunately I only see seven (obiously if I were right with my seven corrections) 1st) I have arrived at 3pm >> 'I arrived at 3pm' 2nd) the wait would be 3 or 4 hours >>'the waiting would be 3 or 4 hours' 3rd) everyone was give a card >> 'everyone was given a card' 4th) no pushing in would be tolerated >> ' pushing in wouldn't be tolerated' 5th) who was already been there >> 'who was already there' 6th) He has a ticket >> 'He had a ticket ' 7th) I was having a book >> 'I had a book'. Well, I hope to be respectful with english gramar. Please If not, don't report about me to the cops.

Hi Jim! How was your weekend like? Mine was so hectic, but I managed to do the homework. I am brave enough to tell you that it went well and I’ll pass with flying colours. Please, tell me whether I am a grammar genius or a plucky loser! I) I arrived at 3pm 2) I was told by Steward 3) the organisation was military 4) everyone was given a card5) queue jumping was strictly forbidden 6) I called my friend who had been already there. 7) He had a ticket 8) I had a book and some grapes..

Hi! I arrived at 3pm and was told...The organisation was military - everyone was given a card...no pushing in was being tolerated. ...my friend who was already there. ...He had a ticket... ,I had a book and some grapes so I was happy. To your blog, it almost correlates with my current reading JKJ Three men on a boat.. and I can´t believe it describes Brits.

Hi Jim, I would like to tell one real incident. I was waiting in the line at 7.45 am to book a Thatkal ticket at the railway station. You may not know that what a Thatkal ticket is. We have to pay an extra amount (half of the original fare) to get a reservation if all the reservation tickets were full. This facility is available only before five days you actually start the journey. Normally booking counter in my country opens at 8am. In the season time the Thatkal ticket will be over within 10 minutes of opening the counter. Now a days many people book tickets online. Even you are waiting in the queue more than one hour before opening the counter you may not get the ticket. Very interesting incident happened when I was waiting in the line to book a Thatkal ticket. To help the public who opted to reserve a Thatkal ticket, the booking clerk collected the reservation form leaving the other people in the queue. The booking clerk took more than half an hour to finish the work. The people who were waiting impatiently in the queue arguing with the booking clerk how could you collected the forms in bulk and made us to wait. At this stage the people who were sitting casually sitting on the benches (the people who given the forms of course eagerly waiting for the fate of the ticket) fighting with the people in the line. They tried to justify the actions of the booking clerk otherwise they may not get the ticket though they ready to pay an extra amount. To whom you will blame for this mess whether booking clerk or the people who opted to go for Thatkal (they want to take advantage since they are ready to pay extra amount) or the people booking tickets through internet.

hu jim queing is common in ethiopia whenever you are waiting for a bus or going to shoping. but it is frequently violkated when therte is no policeman.