Are these sentences natural? Sept 11

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi,

Are these sentences natural to a native ear?

[color=blue]1. By when do we have to send this to you?

  1. By what time do we have to send this to you?

  2. Once I fell asleep in the class on the first day of school.

Thanks,
MG

2

In conversational English, the first two sound stilted to me. I think most people would move “by” to the end. Neither form looks great to me in polished formal writing, so I think I would try to rephrase the sentences in that case.

#3 sounds more natural to me if “the class” is changed to “class” (“in class” is a set form).

3

Dozy,
Are these sentences OK?

  1. When do we have to send this to you?
  2. What time do we have to send this to you?
4

They would be used conversationally but ‘When should we send this to you?’ and ‘What time should we send this to you?’ are better options.

5

natural to a native ear?

Better Bee.

kind regards.

6

It’s wise to learn Natural English direct from the British teachers. More efficient and effective.

It’s wise to be time and cost effective.

Why bother learning English from a Chimpanzee who knows some English.

The chimp will teach you chimpanzeeIzed English and charge you more.

But that’s fair? British English 100$+ Chimp English 100$= 200$ in total.

Have fun!