2014-12-08 Workshop: story corrections

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Tense: When you write a story, all the action should be in the same tense. (Usually everything is in the past, but you can also write a story in the present.)
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* They had a family so poor. (incorrect)
They had a poor family.
They had such a poor family.
They had a very poor family.

Their family was so poor.
Their family was very poor.
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The whole family detests insects. (NOT "detest")
(whole = entire)

in the whole world
in all the world (a little bit too formal)
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common
Spanish|correct
mistake|English
y	and
a	to
the	of/from
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study-studied, studies
try-tried, tries
cry-cried, cries

Irregular: say-said, pay-paid
Regular: play-played, stay-stayed
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sweet house = a very nice, friendly or awesome house

house of sweets = candy house = house made of candies
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Only I have coffee. (No one else has coffee.)

I only have coffee.
I have only coffee. (I have coffee and no tea or chocolate.)

I only asked you to buy drinks.
I asked only you to buy drinks. (and no other person)
I asked you to buy only drinks. (and no other food)
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