I have made up the similar sentences below.
(1a) I have to pay $100 of tuition for my courses.
(2a) I have to pay $100 of sales tax on my computer.
(3a) I have to pay $1000 of monthly rent.
(4a) I have to pay $100 of customs duty online purchase.
(5a) I earned $1000 of employment income. I made much more than than from my stocks.
(1b) I have to pay tuition of $100 for my courses.
(2b) I have to pay sales tax $100 on my computer.
(3b) I have to pay monthly rent of $1000.
(4b) I have to pay customs duty of $100 online purchase.
(5b) I earned employment income $1000. I made much more than than from my stocks.
These sentences are very similar. I have difficulty trying to figure out the correct position to put the dollar amount. Please help me. Thank you very much.
correct placement of [tuition/sales tax/rent/customs duty/employment duty] and [$100]
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Re: correct placement of [tuition/sales tax/rent/customs duty/employment duty] and [$100]
(1a) I have to pay $100 tuition for my courses.ansonman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:35 am I have made up the similar sentences below.
(1a) I have to pay $100 of tuition for my courses.
(2a) I have to pay $100 of sales tax on my computer.
(3a) I have to pay $1000 of monthly rent.
(4a) I have to pay $100 of customs duty online purchase.
(5a) I earned $1000 of employment income. I made much more than than from my stocks.
(1b) I have to pay tuition of $100 for my courses.
(2b) I have to pay sales tax $100 on my computer.
(3b) I have to pay monthly rent of $1000.
(4b) I have to pay customs duty of $100 online purchase.
(5b) I earned employment income $1000. I made much more than than from my stocks.
These sentences are very similar. I have difficulty trying to figure out the correct position to put the dollar amount. Please help me. Thank you very much.
(2a) I have to pay $100 sales tax on my computer.
(3a) I have to pay $1000 monthly rent.
(4a) I have to pay $100 customs duty ON THE online purchase.
(5a) I earned $1000 employment income. I made much more than than from my stocks.
(1b) I have to pay tuition of $100 for my courses.
(2b) I have to pay sales tax OF $100 on my computer.
(3b) I have to pay monthly rent of $1000.
(4b) I have to pay customs duty of $100 ON THE online purchase.
(5b) I earned employment income OF $1000. I made much more than than from my stocks.
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