Tell us a little bit about life in your country.

Use single and plural nouns, uncountable nouns, verb-ing subjects, each and every. Pay special attention to subject verb agreement. We'll publish our five favourite entries. Thank you for sending your comments. This topic has now closed. Francisco, Colombia Living in this country is a bit difficult, as we have many problems: war, poverty, bad education, etc. But at the same time every Colombian that I know is a hard worker, a creative person who is always trying to be happy and confident about the future. Good people, a lot of natural resources and a willingness to be better are our tools to make this country great!! Catherine says: Hi Francisco, and thanks for your very positive comment! You have very nice English, Francisco, and you've included plenty of very good (and correct!) examples of this week's grammar in your comment - well done! I'd like to offer a word of advice about collocations (words which are often used together). I think that poor education would sound better than bad education in your comment - that is, if you want to say that the quality of education is low. Thanks again for your comment, Francisco! Catherine

Marisela, Venezuela Living in Venezuela is very amazing, especially by the beaches. Living near of them is a bit hard because of the big hot. Dancing, drinking and burning are very common practices at them. I love Cata and Choroni beaches, each beach is very similar, both have a beatiful river. Also every tourist has to keep so clean each of them. Some of my brothers live far from me but each of them come to visit me every year. Catherine says: Hi Marisela, and thanks for telling us about your country! Your subject-verb agreement is pretty good on the whole, Marisela, although I'd like to point out one or 2 things. You should say 'Living near them' (not 'Living near of them') You need to change your word order a little bit for this sentence: 'every tourist has to keep so clean each of them' should read 'every tourist has to keep each of them so clean' and the sentence about your brothers should read 'each of them comes' (not 'come'). Thanks again for your comment, Marisela!

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Josette, France In my contry there are some habits well rooted: every city like every village has its bullring. Fighting the bull can be a hobby as well as a job according to the bullfighter's skill, fame... Each of us has his point of view about this but everbody gathers around the scrummy food we have here. Every summer there are a lot of fetes. Each of them lasts several days straight and... nights. So young people love this lively season. Catherine says: Hi Josette, and thanks for your very interesting comment: I'm sure there are a lot of differing opinions about this topic! But turning to grammar, Josette: you've used some really lovely - and accurate - examples of this week's language well done! You need to check your spelling of country (not 'contry') And you need to bear in mind that in Englsih, adjectives usually go before the verb, so we would say 'well-rooted habits' (not 'habits well rooted') You could also consider re-writing this sentence - 'Each of us has his point of view...' - to use language that is less gender-specific. So you could say: 'Each of us has his or her point of view...' Or: 'Each of us has a point of view...' Nice to hear from you, Josette! Catherine

Azat, Russia I and my best friend both live in a small city in Central part of Russia. Living in our city is not so expensive, as living in Moscow. Each of us prouds of our city. Catherine says: Hello Azat, and thanks for your comment! You have worked hard on your subject-verb agreement, Azat, and I'm pleased to say that you've done a good job! I'd like to mention that 'proud' isn't a verb, Azat, it's an adjective, so you need to change this sentence: 'Each of us prouds of our city.' so that it says 'Each of us is proud of our city.' I'd also like to give you some advice about comparative forms, Azat. You have written 'Living in our city is not so expensive, as living in Moscow.' - this sentence would probably sound better if you said 'Living in our city is not as expensive as living in Moscow.' You can find more information about this grammar point in our Ask About English area.

Keep logging on to Grammar Challenge, Azat! Catherine

Jean-Christophe, France I've been living in Lyon for 20 years. Each part of this town is beautiful and reflects a piece of a two thousands years history. Gardens are richly decorated with flowers and old fountains. There are two big rivers and each one has one's character and people love both of them. Catherine says: Hi Jean-Christophe, and thanks for your description of Lyon - it sounds lovely! Your subject-verb agreement is very good, too, Jean-Christophe - especially your use of 'each'. I'd like to give you some advice about numbers as adjectives: the phrase 'a two thousands years history' would probably work better if it was written as 'a two-thousand-year history'. Your sentence which starts 'Gardens are richly decorated...' needs to start with an article, like this: ' The gardens are richly decorated...' And finally, 'each one has one's character' could be re-written as 'each one has its own character' Thanks again for writing in, Jean-Christophe! Catherine