Idiomatic Usage 2

Which one of these has/ have errors? What are these errors? How to correct them?

I sat outside in the shadow.

My school professors were friendly.

I work like a waitress on Saturdays.

I go to my work by bicycle.

I work in a finance company.

 

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44 Responses to Idiomatic Usage 2

  1. Vinayak says:

    i sat outside under the shadow
    My school’s professors were friendly
    i work as a waitress on saturdays
    i go to my work on bicycle
    i work for a finance company

  2. Vinayak says:

    i sat outside in the shadows
    My school’s professors were friendly
    i work as a waitress on saturdays
    i go to my work on bicycle
    i work for a finance company

  3. anamika says:

    i sat outside under the shadow.
    my school’s professor were friendly.
    i work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    i go to my work by bicycle.
    i work for finance company.

  4. mayurh says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    Professors of my school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  5. prachit says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  6. pradhanshweta says:

    I sat outside under the shadow
    My school professor’s were friendly
    I work like an waitress on saturday’s
    I go to work by bicycle
    I work with a finance company

  7. skyarc says:

    i sat outside under the shadow.
    my school’s professors were friendly.
    i work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    i go to my work on my bicycle.
    i work for a finance company.

  8. PRATEEK says:

    I sat outside beneath the the shadow.
    My school professors are friendly in nature.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work by my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  9. ashutosh says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  10. ritu punamiya says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on bicycle.
    I work with finance company.

  11. pradnya says:

    My professors at school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work place on a bicycle.
    I work with a finance company.
    I sat outside,in the shade.

  12. yamini says:

    I sat outside, in the shadows.
    (a comma follows ‘outside’ and if ‘shadow’ is to be left as it is, without change, then it must be specified ‘in the shadow of something’

    ‘The teachers at my school/My teachers in school/The teachers in my school were very friendly.’
    (teachers usually teach in school and professors in college)

    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    (‘like a waitress’ indicates more the method or manner of work than the job title)

    I go to work by bicycle.

    I work for a financial company.

  13. roy.666 says:

    I was sitting outside, under the shadow.
    (comma follows a clause)

    The professors at my school were friendly.

    On saturdays, i work as if i were a waitress.
    (the idea of the sentence does not state that she’s a waitress, it could be a lady who’s on a downer!)

    I go to work, on my bicycle.
    (preposition missing!)

    I work at a financial firm.
    (could be one of the answers, i think!)

  14. tanvibhalla says:

    i sat outside,under the shade
    my school had friendly proffessors
    i work as a waitress on saturdays
    i ride to work on a bicycle
    i work for a financial company

  15. reema.m says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    The professors at my school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on a/my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  16. Nikhil Kamdi says:

    i sat outside under the shade.
    my school’s professors were friendly.
    i work as a waitress on Saturday.
    i go to work by bicycle.
    i work for a financial company.

  17. dipan311 says:

    i sat outside under the shadow
    my school’s professors were friendly
    i work as a waitress on Saturday
    I go to work on my bicycle
    I work for a finance company

  18. shreya.patwari says:

    I sat outside, in the shadow.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    Professors in my school were friendly.
    I go to work on bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  19. Damini says:

    I sat outside,in the shade
    The Professors at my school were friendly
    I work as a waitress on saturday
    I go to work on my bicycle
    I work for a finance company

  20. Shifa says:

    I sat outside,under the shade.
    My school had friendly professors.
    On saturdays i work as a waitress.
    I go to work on bicycle.
    I work for a finance comapny.

  21. anil5356 says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    The professors at my school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress in Saturdays.
    I go to work on a bicycle.
    I work for a finance company,

  22. abhijeet says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  23. saloni.parakh@gmail.com says:

    I sat outside under the shadoW
    My school professor’s were friendly
    I work like an waitress on saturday’s
    I go to work by bicycle
    I work with a finance company

  24. psp says:

    I sat in the shadow.
    My schools’ professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work on bicycle.
    I work with a finance company.

  25. bansiwal.ashish says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  26. Aishwarya says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  27. Megi says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  28. pooja15 says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    My school professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle.
    I work in a finance company.

  29. aakashbhandari says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  30. tanu.agrawal says:

    I sat outside, in the shadow.
    Professors of my school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work on my bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  31. nishajain says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work on bicycle.
    I work in a finance company.

  32. palakjain says:

    I sat outside under, the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on saturdays.
    I go to my work on bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  33. Neil says:

    I sat outside, in the shadows.

    The teachers(preferred)/prefessors in my school were friendly.

    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.

    I go to work by bicycle.

    I work in a financial company.

  34. munmun says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  35. sameer says:

    i sat outside under the shadow.
    i work as a waitress on saturdays.
    i go to work on my bicycle.
    i work for a finance company.

  36. vijay choudhary says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school professors were friendly.(???)
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work by bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  37. yugandhara says:

    I sat outside in shade.
    My school professors were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on saturdays.
    I go to work on my bicycle
    I work for a finance company.

  38. Nikhil k says:

    I sat outside under the shadow.
    My school’s professors were friendly
    I work as a waitress on saturdays
    I go to work by bicycle
    I work for a finance company

  39. prachivarma says:

    I sat outside, in the shadow.

    My school professors were friendly.

    I work like a waitress on Saturdays.

    I go to work by bicycle.

    I work for a finance company

  40. SNEHA.D says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    The professors at my school were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work on a bicycle.
    I work for a finance company.

  41. sachinhalnor says:

    I sat outside in the shade.
    My school teachers were friendly.
    I work as a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to work by bicycle.

  42. shrikant says:

    My school TEACHER were friendly.
    I work AS a waitress on Saturdays.
    I go to my work by bicycle.
    I work FOR a finance company.

  43. aarti jain says:

    i sat outside under the shadow
    My school’s professors were friendly
    i work as a waitress on saturdays
    i go to my work on bicycle
    i work for a finance company

  44. AnujaJ says:

    My school TEACHERS were friendly.

    I work AS a waitress on Saturdays.

    I go to work by bicycle.

    I work FOR A finance company.

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