An Enlglish newspaper published here in Japan reads as follows. Is this English normal or good English. If not, please change it into better English sentence. Thank you.
Leonardo DiCaprio said he wanted to be a part of the film as soon as he saw the script of 'The Departed.'
2007-01-22 17:57:21 · 9 answers · asked by Taro K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it isn't grammatically incorrect, but i would change it.
Leonardo DiCaprio stated that he would like to be a part of the film, 'The Departed' as soon as he saw the script.
2007-01-22 18:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by jenny_saranghae_joyoppa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's fine, but there are no perfect sentences. What I would change would be the time references, and I'd probably write the title of the film first and refer to it as "the film" only later. As written, Leo may have wanted to be part of a different film because the script of "The Departed" turned him off. (IS that what's meant?)
Leonardo DiCaprio said he had wanted to be a part of "The Departed" from the moment he saw its script.
2007-01-22 18:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leonardo DiCaprio said that he had wanted to be part of the film as soon as he saw the script of "The Departed."
2007-01-22 18:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by masterscribe888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leonardo DiCaprio said he wanted to be a part of the film as soon as he (read or heard) the script of 'The Departed.'
2007-01-22 18:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by THE MAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its not GOOD English however it is NORMAL english. Most people would probably phrase it that way. WE do not speak exact grammar. We don't always say things exactly as they should be. We do know what it means and it really doesn't need changing. I guess the point was more to do with that then actually changing the sentence. Honestly, most English people would not even be able to structure the sentence properly. It is all a matter of how much you care about correct grammar or just getting the point accross.
2007-01-22 18:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by CelticFairy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not perfect ,the correct one will be
"Leonardo DiCaprio said he wanted to play a part in the film as soon as he had seen the script of 'The Departed'".
2007-01-22 18:03:41 · answer #6 · answered by zein_egypt 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only change I would make would be "for The Departed" instead of "of The Departed." It looks good aside from that.
2007-01-22 18:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think of it is the way it may examine... A.B.N. has a clean mandate that consists of preparation starting to be stability in the skill industry. i'm uncertain in case you are able to desire to start a sentence with an abbreviation the two. it incredibly is beneficial to spell the full finished company out and placed A.B.N. in parenthesis good after it.
2016-12-16 15:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is grammatically correct.
2007-01-22 18:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋