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Hjælp til retning (250 ord)

11. december 2013 af mnkristensen (Slettet) - Niveau: 9. klasse

Hejsa!

Jeg kunne godt bruge lidt hjælp til retning af et lille engelsk brev.. 
Så hvis der er nogen der har lidt ekstra tid i ærmet, ville jeg sætte stor pris på lidt hjælp!

På forhånd tak, 
Maria

Her er brevet:
 

Dear sheriff.

It was late at night. The sun had almost completely disappeared behind the silhouette of the tall houses. I was going for an evening walk with my dog and the neighborhood was silent. Suddenly I heard some noises that sounded like they were coming from about two blocks away. The noises became louder and I now heard people hollering. I became curious and wanted to know what was going on. As I approached the place where the fuss was coming from, I heard someone yell: “Turn them damn niggers over to us! We know how to treat them! We’re going to hang every damn one of them!” I discovered that the noises came from outside the jail, and I could see dozens of people gathering around the jail. Some of the people from the crowd broke into the jail through several doors and bars. A couple of minutes later they came out with prisoners one by one, all blacks. One of them was hanged from the bar of one of the jailhouse windows. Another was lynched by a rope thrown over the branch of a tree. It was awful and I really wanted it to stop, but the crowd was simply too big for me to do anything. I suddenly noticed some uniformed police and was relieved. Now the madness would probably stop. But it didn’t. The police was helping the mobster members, by clearing a path from the jail to the courthouse square, where the black prisoners where hanged. I can’t even begin to describe how it made me feel, to watch policemen being a part of such an act.

I hope my testimony is helpful for you.
Best regards,
Maria


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Svar #1
11. december 2013 af katthomsen (Slettet)

Overordnet meget fint! Der er enkelte problemer:

- Der skal hverken være komma efter "the mobster members" (burde desuden omskrives til enten "mobsters" eller "mob members") eller foran "where the black prisoners where hanged" i de sidste par linjer.

- Desuden er "where hanged" ikke korrekt. Du skal skrive "were hung". Husk alle andre steder, hvor du har skrevet "hanged"! Det kunne være en fejl, der trækker meget ned i en lærers rettelse.

- Ikke komma i sidste sætning foran "to watch..."

- Det er valgfrit på engelsk, men jeg ville foretrække at sætte komma efter foranstillede adverbialer. F.eks. anden linje efter "Suddenly" og midt i teksten efter "A couple of minutes later".

- "some uniformed police" skal laves om til "some uniformed policemen"

- Du har valgt en forkert præposition i "I hope my testimony is helpful for you" --> Det skal være "to you".

Håber du kan bruge min hjælp!


Svar #2
12. december 2013 af mnkristensen (Slettet)

Mange tak for hjælpen!!!

Det var meget brugbart :-)


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