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Can you correct this sentence to sound more natural + using “used to”? 2. People used to think that having three or four-inch feet looked respectable and more attractive to men. That's why women used to bind their feet to make them smaller." 3. People used to think that using hard drugs (as salt heroin, morphine) could cure coughing 4. People used to take post mortem photo to preserve the memory of loved ones who had passed away 5. People used to challenge someone to a duel to preserve the reputations of men (to settle a dispute and reclaim honor) 6. People used to sent their children trough the mail to save money, because it was cheaper than buying the train ticket 7. People used to consider the blackened teeth as a symbol of Beaty for women 8. Woman used to wear cone masks to defend their fragile faces from winter conditions and they used to enjoy them so they used to wear it at the summer months too 9. Our ancestors used to convince that adding radioactive ingredients (radium and thorium) to Beaty products( toothpaste , lipstick was a good way to enhance Beaty supplies drinks and food. 10. People used to hired knocker upper (human-alarms) to wake them early. Knocker upper used long sticks or peashooters to tap on windows of the people
2024年10月8日 05:14
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Can you correct these sentences so that they sound more natural + using “used to”? 2. People used to think that having three or four-inch feet looked respectable and more attractive to men. That's why women used to bind their feet to make them smaller. 3. People used to think that using hard drugs (such as heroin or morphine) could cure coughing 4. People used to take post-mortem photos to preserve the memory of loved ones who had passed away 5. Men used to challenge each other to a duel to settle disputes, reclaim their honor and preserve their reputations. 6. People used to send their children through the mail to save money because it was cheaper than buying a train ticket 7. People used to consider blackened teeth as a symbol of beauty in women 8. Women used to wear cone masks to protect their fragile faces from winter conditions and they liked them so much that they used to wear them in the summer months too. 9. Our ancestors used to be convinced that adding radioactive ingredients like radium and thorium to beauty products (like toothpaste and lipstick) was a good way to enhance beauty products, food, and drinks. 10. People used to hire knocker-uppers (human alarms) to wake them early. Knocker-uppers used long sticks or peashooters to tap on people's windows.
Very good. Remember, with 'used to' we use the basic verb form, not the past form (e.g. used to speak, not used to spoke)
2024年10月8日 13:49
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