English grammar questions, answered by Alan
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mahbub
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by mahbub »
Dear Alan
Would you please tell me the following both are sentences correct?if yes, whice is better?
01. In our country, dowry is a course.
02. Dowry is a course in our country.
a lot of thanks
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by Alan »
I'm afraid that neither makes sense. Do you mean that a dowry is a MATTER of course?
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by mahbub »
Alan
Sorry, I have made a mistake of spelling The word "Course" instead of curse.
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by Alan »
Ah! Then you need to say 'In our country, a dowry is a curse'.
(Just out of interest, is that actually true of Bangladesh??)
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Dear Alan
Thanks you for reply.The dowry system was a curse in Bangladesh.But now the situation is becoming better.
thanks a lot
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by Alan »
I see.
Thank you!