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Belly Posted 19 years ago
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01)I prefer to go out to clubs and see live comedy instead of watching TV recodings of it02br
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00Use 01b00than 02b00to rewrite, start by:02br
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00I prefer to see live comedy 01i00___________02i00 watching TV recordings of it02br
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00I think I would add "than" in the space, is it right?02br
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002) His boss told him he was fired and ordered him to leave immediately02br
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00Use 01b00"got"02b00 to rewrite, start by: 02br
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00His boss told him he 01i00___________________02i00 and said he sould leave immediately02br
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00I really in mess with this sentence02br
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003)she didn't let them out of sight for a second 02br
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00Rewrite, start by:02br
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00Not01i00______________02i02br
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00* The 3 questions above are not my assigment, I've read them in a test to the highschool and I didn;t know how to do them, so expect for your help0-
  

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12br 12br 12br 12br 11font 10Yes, but that's not enough. You need another word before "than" (clue: it begins with "r")12font 11blockquote 11cite 20Belly22cite 22br 202) His boss told him he was fired and ordered him to leave immediately22br 22br 20Use 21b 20"got"22b 20 to rewrite, start by: 22br 22br 20His boss told him he 21i 20___________________22i 20 and said he sould leave immediately22br 22br 22blockquote 21font 10"to get the sack" is an idiomatic expression for "being fired". 12font 12br 12br 12blockquote 1-

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  • 12br 12br 12br 12br 11font 10Yes, but that's not enough.
  • You need another word before "than" (clue: it begins with "r")12font 11blockquote 11cite 20Belly22cite 22br 202) His boss told him he was fired and ordered him to leave immediately22br 22br 20Use 21b 20"got"22b 20 to rewrite, start by: 22br 22br 20His boss told him he 21i 20___________________22i 20 and said he sould leave immediately22br 22br 22blockquote 21font 10"to get the sack" is an idiomatic expression for "being fired".
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01cite10Belly12cite101)I prefer to go out to clubs and see live comedy instead of watching TV recodings of it12br
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10Use 11b10than 12b10to rewrite, start by:12br
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10I prefer to see live comedy 11i10___________12i10 watching TV recordings of it1
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0At least in American English, it is NOT a requirement to have "rather than." You can use "than" all by itself.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10At least in American English, it is NOT a requirement to have "rather than." You can use "than" all by itself.12br
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11font00You're absolutely right! I wrote "need," which is wrong, because it's only my personal preference.02font
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0rather than02br
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003) Not even for a second did she .....02br
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00can I use: Not for a second did she01i00_____02i02br
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002) Can I use "has got fired"?0-
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