Exercise: My brother is in California on a vacation, but I wish he were here...

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Question 1: Find and correct one mistake in each of the following sentences:

  1. My brother is in California on a vacation, but I wish he were here so that he could help me repair my car.
  2. I certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in delivering the materials to our factory.
    (Please explain to me where it is incorrect and why)
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I dont’ see anything wrong in any of the above sentences.

I think the first sentence could also be rephrased as:

  1. My brother is in California on a vacation, but I wish he were/was here to help me repair my car.

And the second one as

  1. I certainly appreciate his telling us about the delay in delivering the materials to our factory.
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I think that “on a vacation” is not standard. You should say on vacation.

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Hi ngoanhquan,

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Regards,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

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