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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A few corrections

Can I say,

(a) She signed / signed up the autographs.
(b) The man begged for money / begged the boy (for) some money.
(c) His father brought the car to the carwash centre.
(d) She is putting a scarf around her neck.
(e) The magician played a trick.

(f) The vendor is riding his motorcycle to sell ice cream.
(g) He sent the message through / on the mobile Emotion: phone.
(h) She paid bills / paid for bills in the post office.
(i) She was in the temple to pray.
  

Top answer

(a) She signed the autographs. (b) The man begged for money / begged the boy for some money. (c) His father brought the car to the carwash centre.

  • (a) She signed the autographs.
  • (b) The man begged for money / begged the boy for some money.
  • (c) His father brought the car to the carwash centre.
  • -- Fine, though in many contexts you would say " took the car".
  • (d) She is putting a scarf around her neck.
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(a) She signed the autographs.

(b) The man begged for money / begged the boy for some money.

(c) His father brought the car to the carwash centre. -- Fine, though in many contexts you would say "took the car".

(d) She is putting a scarf around her neck. -- Fine

(e) The magician played a trick. -- Grammatically OK, but if the trick was for t

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