tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post585434713675002125..comments2023-03-28T05:27:10.415-04:00Comments on An Ordinary Japanese Mom's Diary: Looking back on my studying English of this year 今年の英語学習を振り返ってMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-15179841535609613612016-01-06T15:56:55.168-05:002016-01-06T15:56:55.168-05:00Thank you Terry for explaining my question in deta...Thank you Terry for explaining my question in detail.<br />I can clear it!<br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-23985464072214526592016-01-06T08:21:57.468-05:002016-01-06T08:21:57.468-05:00Ignore the text near the bottom of the previous po...Ignore the text near the bottom of the previous post, it was included accidentally:<br /><br />Also I am not certain but in the sentences:<br /><br />But what I can do is only to keep studying.<br /><br />But all I can do is keep studying.Terry Wallworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175573589082853160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-43507875074062507982016-01-06T08:18:19.802-05:002016-01-06T08:18:19.802-05:00Hi Kumi-san,
On to your question about go:
With ...Hi Kumi-san,<br /><br />On to your question about go:<br /><br />With the line:<br />Thanks especially go to the online English school<br /><br />"go to" is being used to indicate a direction as in:<br /><br />I go to the market everyday.<br /><br />When go to is used in this way the word to is often short for toward:<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />I go toward the market everyday.<br /><br />Instead of using go to, I could have used:<br /><br />Thanks especially should be given to the online English school.<br /><br />You when using "be given to" or "go to", you are generally indicating that some action is being directed towards something or someone, in your case the action of thanking the online school.<br /><br />With the question about "to" in front of keep.<br /><br />So in this line:<br /><br />But all I can do is keep studying.<br /><br />Technically using to in front of keep is grammatically correct (in the case you used) however you can in this case omit the to. The reason is because the word "is" indicates what you want to do after it.<br /><br />Example:<br /><br />I like reading, to get better I must keep studying.<br /><br />In this case there is no to in front of keep and if there were it would not sound correct.<br /><br />Remember that keep has a few major ways that it can be used:<br /><br />To Keep - Be in possession of.<br />To Keep - Meaning To Continue.<br />To Keep - To do something repeatedly.<br /><br />Here's an example of each type being used:<br /><br />I keep all my children's photos in a box. (This version of keep is being used to indicate you have something or are in possession of something)<br /><br />The traffic will keep/continue increasing. (This version of keep is being used as a replacement for continue).<br /><br />My children love movies they keep watching them. (This version of keep is used to indicate that something happens regularly and repeatedly.)<br /><br />Also I am not certain but in the sentences:<br /><br />But what I can do is only to keep studying.<br /><br />But all I can do is keep studying.<br /><br /><br />Hope this is not to confusing a post Kumi-san. If anything is not clear or needs further explanation please let me know.Terry Wallworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175573589082853160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-6529963778265953262016-01-05T18:37:14.190-05:002016-01-05T18:37:14.190-05:00Thank you Terry!
Actually I had studied English fo...Thank you Terry!<br />Actually I had studied English for 6 years when I was a students.<br />When I was in a high school, I majored English but I gave up studying it because it was too difficult for me.<br /><br />I restarted studying English 2 years ago.<br /><br />I would like make it clear about this,<br /><br />This line:<br />Especially, thanks to the online English school, <br /><br />Should be:<br />Thanks especially go to the online English school,<br /><br />What does this "go" mean?<br />Does it mean "I go to the online school"?<br />I always take the online English lessons at home using Skype.<br />If so, I think it is a little different.<br /><br />I have another question.<br />Doesn't it need "to" inf front of "keep"?<br />I thought "keep" is a verb, so "to" is needed. <br /><br />This line:<br />But what I can do is only to keep studying.<br /><br />Should be:<br />But all I can do is keep studying.<br /><br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-54676896072145608212016-01-03T09:29:02.980-05:002016-01-03T09:29:02.980-05:00Hello Kumi-san,
You are doing very well with your...Hello Kumi-san,<br /><br />You are doing very well with your English studies and I hope you are able to get to the level of fluency that you are happy with. For only two years of study it is very impressive.<br /><br />Here is a list of some of the issues found in the post:<br /><br />This line:<br />Looking back on my studying English of this year.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Looking back on my studying of English this year.<br /><br />This line:<br />In order to make my dream come true, I have working on these challanging tasks:<br /><br />Should be:<br />In order to make my dream come true, I have been working on these challenging tasks:<br /><br />This line:<br />4. iKnow ( application for remembering vocabularies. I am studying with it for preparing TOEIC test.)<br /><br />Should be:<br />4. iKnow ( application for remembering vocabularies. I am studying with it in preparation for the TOEIC test.)<br /><br />This line:<br />6. Talking an American frined with Skype<br /><br />Should be:<br />6. Talking to an American friend with Skype<br /><br />This line:<br />Especially, thanks to the online English school, I think maybe I don't have trouble with everyday conversation in English now.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Thanks especially go to the online English school, I think maybe I no longer have trouble with everyday conversation in English now.<br /><br />This line:<br />I have a lot of unknown vocablaries and expressions.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I have a lot of unknown vocabularies and expressions to learn.<br /><br />This line:<br />I often can't express what I want to say and I often feel frustrating.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I often can't express what I want to say and I often feel frustrated.<br /><br />This line:<br />Since I have a long experience of my job and I am blessed with my collegues and office environment, I am hesitating about changing a job.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Since I am experienced in my job and I am blessed with my colleagues and office environment, I am hesitant about changing my job.<br />I think I don't need to change my job soon.<br /><br />This line:<br />But what I can do is only to keep studying.<br /><br />Should be:<br />But all I can do is keep studying.<br /><br />This line:<br />It is the first attempt since I started this blog because I want to leave a note of my feelings now.<br /><br />Should be:<br />It is the first time since I started this blog because I want to leave a note of my feelings now.<br /><br />This line:<br />( It is not a translation directly, but the meaning is almost same. )<br /><br />Should be:<br />( It is not a direct translation, but the meaning is almost same. )Terry Wallworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175573589082853160noreply@blogger.com