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Farhana Qureishi
Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough?
1) The time I stood near the top of the mountain, I felt belittled by the magnificence that lay before me.
2) Don't belittle yourself all the time; I believe it would do you good to be a little modest sometimes.
3) You cannot term me a feminist for only protesting his continuous belittlement of women all the time.
Jun 12, 2023 2:07 AM
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Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? 1) The time I
stood near the top of the mountain, I felt belittled by the magnificence that
lay before me. 2) Don't belittle yourself all the time; I believe it would do
you good to be a little modest sometimes. 3) You cannot term me a feminist for
only protesting his continuous belittlement of women all the time.
https://www.eyeem.com/blog/the-outdoors-with-nils-leithold-2018 Here I found a website that might help you express that small feeling when comparing yourself to the magnificence of a great mountain.
June 12, 2023
Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? 1) That time I
stood near the top of the mountain, I felt small before the magnificence of the landscape. 2) Don't belittle yourself all the time; I believe it would do
you good to be a bit proud at times. 3) You cannot term me a feminist for
merely protesting his continuous belittlement of women.
Your sentences are somewhat awkward I’m structure and with repetitions but it is good you are working on more complex sentences. “Belittle” is not a common word. Usually it is used to describe others as in your last sentence.
June 12, 2023
Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? 1) The time I
stood near the top of the mountain, I felt belittled by the magnificence that
lay before me. 2) Don't belittle yourself all the time; I believe it would do
you good to be a little modest sometimes. 3) You cannot term me a feminist for
only protesting his continuous belittlement of women all the time.
Number one needs to be a different word than belittled
June 12, 2023
Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? 1) The time I
stood near the top of the mountain, I felt belittled by the magnificence that
lay before me. 2) Don't belittle yourself all the time; I believe it would do
you good to be a little modest sometimes. 3) You cannot term me a feminist for
only protesting his continuous belittlement of women all the time.
Number 3 sounds more natural.
June 12, 2023
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Farhana Qureishi
Language Skills
Bengali, English
Learning Language
English
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