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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

A few actions in the past simple?

1) I didn't cook, (I) didn't watch TV, (I) didn't wash my car.

2) I didn't cook,watch TV,wash my car.

In 1 , can the personal pronoun "I" be omitted?
In 2, is the sentence acceptable?
  

Top answer

It is more natural for the final item or phrase in a sentence to be preceded with “and” or “or”. Yes, the personal pronoun can be omitted for the second and third items. ”

— Wilpeter

  • It is more natural for the final item or phrase in a sentence to be preceded with “and” or “or”.
  • Yes, the personal pronoun can be omitted for the second and third items.
  • ”
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It is more natural for the final item or phrase in a sentence to be preceded with “and” or “or”.
Yes, the personal pronoun can be omitted for the second and third items.
Suggestion: “I didn’t cook, watch TV, or wash my car.”
With a group of positives: “I cooked, watched TV, and washed my car.”
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I appreciate your answer.

What about this one, is it correct?
I didn't cook, didn't watch TV...
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AnonymousI didn't cook, didn't watch TV...
Yes. That is correct. It puts more emphasis on "not."

Yesterday, I was really lazy. I didn't cook, didn't clean, didn't make up my bed, didn't sweep, and didn't do my homework.
I just watched TV, played games, and surfed the internet.
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Yes, you can repeat the word "didn't" throughout the list.
"I didn't cook, didn't watch TV, and didn't wash my car." The word "or" then becomes "and".
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