Hi everyone

could you please tell me if the following 5 sentences are correct?

1) All i know is she said the truth tonight
2) All I wanted was to play video games with my brother.
3) everything my sister cooks is delicious
4) Everything you need to do excercise is in that gym.
5) everything my parents say is completely real, I'm completely sure that they wouldn't dare to lie to me.

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bcathy

6 Dez 2022

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@Alexis12Zeaa

Great!

1. All I know is she TOLD the truth tonight.
2. No changes
3. No changes
4. Everything you need for exercising is in that gym. Or … is at that gym.
5. Everything… real. I’m completely sure that they wouldn’t lie to me.
(I’d take out “dare” but it’s not a grammatical mistake to use it.)

Also - fíjate bien por favor - if you put a comma instead of a period between the sentences in #5 it is a COMMA SPLICE! Many native English speakers write with them allllll the time, but in my opinion it is a pretty big error.

Otherwise, todo está bien!

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bcathy

6 Dez 2022

Englisch (US)

@Alexis12Zeaa

Great!

1. All I know is she TOLD the truth tonight.
2. No changes
3. No changes
4. Everything you need for exercising is in that gym. Or … is at that gym.
5. Everything… real. I’m completely sure that they wouldn’t lie to me.
(I’d take out “dare” but it’s not a grammatical mistake to use it.)

Also - fíjate bien por favor - if you put a comma instead of a period between the sentences in #5 it is a COMMA SPLICE! Many native English speakers write with them allllll the time, but in my opinion it is a pretty big error.

Otherwise, todo está bien!

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Alexis12Zeaa

6 Dez 2022

Spanisch (Spanien)

@bcathy Hi, thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.

I have only one question that I would really like to ask you.

In the following example:

"Everything you need for exercising is in that gym".

is it possible to put -ing verbs after preposition "for" ?. all i know until now is that we must put only nouns after "for" and put verbs in base form after "to".

In some way, there are many videos on YouTube mentioning it's not possible to put ING verbs after "for".

for example:

I went to London for a school trip
I went to London to visit my grandparents.

Alexis12Zeaa

6 Dez 2022

Spanisch (Spanien)

- I went to London for visiting my grandparents ❌

:'c

bcathy

6 Dez 2022

Englisch (US)

@Alexis12Zeaa
You’re not wrong! I think this is a tricky one.

There are some instances when for + -ing is correct:

Function: I need something for storing my books.
This camera is still the most popular tool for filming movies.

(You could say: I need something in which to store my books. It’s correct but a bit formal. I need something to store my books in/on. Might be slightly incorrect but people do use this construction in conversation.)

Reason: You should go have dinner at Jack’s. He is famous for being a great cook. (Why is he famous? …for being…)

However, to express purpose or intention you need the infinitive, so your sentences are correct: I went to London to visit my grandparents.
And definitely not …for visiting my grandparents.

Check out the Cambridge Dictionary online for info about the above.

The example with exercising seems to me to fit with “function”.

You can say: I need to exercise my arms and legs. I need to exercise my abs. I need to exercise more caution when crossing the street.

So, to me, “everything you need to exercise is in that gym” sounds a little funny, and “everything you need for exercising is in that gym” sounds more natural. Others might disagree.

Definitely a topic for more investigation! I plan to dig a little deeper.

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Alexis12Zeaa

6 Dez 2022

Spanisch (Spanien)

@bcathy all the information you provide is really interesting and useful. I think I have to reread all your information to make sure everything is clear. Thank you so much 😊😊