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A grammar question. 2007/8/23 09:56
Hello, I want to ask a teacher if I can join a certain level class. Here is the sentence I thought of using, please tell me if it is correct:
Green先生に書いているのは私はJ301クラスに参加させていただきたいです。
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by Nick  

... 2007/8/24 12:51
Nick, Are you going to tell it to your teacher in person or send a letter/note to him/her?

Green先生に書いているのは私はJ301クラスに参加させていただきたいです
I don't think the first section of the sentence (Green先生に書いているのは)is not necessary.
「Green先生、J301クラスに参加させて下さい」or 「Green先生、J301クラスに参加してもよろしいですか?」will do.
by J Lady rate this post as useful

... 2007/8/24 17:53
Guessing from your sentence, what you want to say is something like:
"I am writing an e-mail (or a letter?) to you, Mr/Ms. Green, because I would like to be allowed to join J301 class"
...right?

To *write* that, you would want to say:
Green先生にこうしてメールを(or手紙を)書いているのは、J301クラスに参加させて頂きたいと思っているからです。
You might want to add something like:
いかがでしょうか。(What would you say?)

by AK rate this post as useful

thanks 2007/8/25 00:46
Ah, yes, I am sending a letter. Thank you, those suggestions look much better than what I had written. I appreciate the help.
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