Grammar check

[gio73]

He switched on the torch, read the meter and wrote the reading down on the back an envelope

What is the correct translation?
Accese la torcia, lesse il contatore e scrisse la lettura orizzontale sul retro di una busta

I wouldn't write orizzontale

He said that he had had a book but that it hat been burnt in the fire in the Mr Smith's house.

I think hat is cappello, maybe did you want to write had or has?
I think had is better.

Lui disse di aver ricevuto un libro, ma disse anche che (esso, il libro) rimase bruciato nell'incendio della casa degli Smith

@Luca you can write some sentences and we will fill the gaps with the articles. If the articles needn't we will write nothing.

[ascheriit]

He switched on the torch, read the meter and wrote the reading down on the back an envelope

What is the correct translation?
Accese la torcia, lesse il contatore e scrisse la lettura orizzontale sul retro di una busta

I wouldn't write orizzontale

write down is a phrasal verb (like can't help or look forward), in italian should be "appuntare", so I would translate the sentence as "Accese la torcia, lesse il contatore e appunto' la lettura* sul retro di una busta"

*this is a literal translation, "quanto letto" is much better than "la lettura"

[Luca]

People interested can look at this short essay and try to complete with the words and exercise themselves.

Testo nascosto, fai click qui per vederlo

Complete this story by writing a, an, the or - if you think no article is needed. If you find it difficult, let me know, because it is not an easy level, but you can obviously do it.

I was travelling around Europe by ____ train one summer when I was about 18 years old and I arrived in ____ city (I can't remember ____ name) just as it was getting dark. I went looking for somewhere to stay such as ____ youth hostel, but the only one I found was full and they couldn't recommend anywhere else for ____ cheap accommodation.
As usual, I had ____ problem with ____ money: I didn't have enough for ____ hotel. I wandered round ____ city looking for ____ park to sleep in. It was very dark when I came to ____ pair of ____ imposing gates leading into what looked like ____ park.

[gio73]

@Luca, thanks
check this

Testo nascosto, fai click qui per vederlo

I was travelling around Europe by ____ train one summer when I was about 18 years old and I arrived in _a_ city (I can't remember _the_ name) just as it was getting dark. I went looking for somewhere to stay such as _a_ youth hostel, but the only one I found was full and they couldn't recommend anywhere else for _a_ cheap accommodation.
As usual, I had _a_ problem with ____ money: I didn't have enough for _an_ hotel. I wandered round ____ city looking for _a_ park to sleep in. It was very dark when I came to _a_ pair of ____ imposing gates leading into what looked like _a_ park.

L'estate in cui avevo 18 anni viaggiavo per l'Europa in treno e arrivai in una città (non ricordo il nome) proprio all'imbrunire. Io andai a cercare un posto dove passare la notte, tipo un ostello per la gioventù, ma l'unico che trovai era pieno e loro non sapevano consigliarmi un posto altrettanto conveniente. Come al solito, io avevo un problema di soldi: non ne avevo abbastanza per un hotel. Mi domandai se in giro per la città ci fosse un parco dove dormire. Era davvero scuro quando arrivai a una coppia di imponenti cancellate che introducevano a qualcosa che aveva l'aspetto di un parco.

@ascheriit: welcome to the forum, why are you here? Do you like Maths?

[Luca]

Testo nascosto, fai click qui per vederlo

Be careful Gio, n. 5,8(remember the rule with the "h"),9 are wrong...

[hamming_burst]

He said that he had had a book but that it hat been burnt in the fire in the Mr Smith's house.

I think hat is cappello, maybe did you want to write had or has?
I think had is better.

Lui disse di aver ricevuto un libro, ma disse anche che (esso, il libro) rimase bruciato nell'incendio della casa degli Smith

Is "had". I was wrong.

@ascheriit: Thank you, very interesting.

@Luca:

Testo nascosto, fai click qui per vederlo

I was travelling around Europe by - train one summer when I was about 18 years old and I arrived in a city (I can't remember the name) just as it was getting dark. I went looking for somewhere to stay such as the youth hostel, but the only one I found was full and they couldn't recommend anywhere else for a cheap accommodation.
As usual, I had a problem with the money: I didn't have enough for a hotel. I wandered round the city looking for a park to sleep in. It was very dark when I came to a pair of the imposing gates leading into what looked like the park.

Thanks

[ascheriit]

@ascheriit: welcome to the forum, why are you here? Do you like Maths?

I was just googling around for maths forums while I found this one
(which implies I like maths!)

[hamming_burst]

new exercises with possessive adjective and articles.

"Hands up!" said the masked man, and we all put our hands up.

our: isn't necessary for me, beacause "our hands" is implicit by "we" than it's a personal pronoun.
is wrong my statement?

[ascheriit]

I'd say that it is wrong and you should use "our", though I cannot justify it from a grammatical point of view

[hamming_burst]

I'd say that it is wrong and you should use "our", though I cannot justify it from a grammatical point of view

you're right, I'm wrong to write