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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A few corrections
Can I say,
(a) Marin is kind to animals.
(b) John shook the headmaster's hand and took the trophy.
(c) We cannot swim in the pool.
(d) John's grandfather jogs at the park every morning.
(e) They are going to Thailand in the holidays.
(f) The fisherman is pushing his boat to the ashore.
(a) Marin is kind to animals.
(b) John shook the headmaster's hand and took the trophy.
(c) We cannot swim in the pool.
(d) John's grandfather jogs at the park every morning.
(e) They are going to Thailand in the holidays.
(f) The fisherman is pushing his boat to the ashore.
Top answer
(a) - (d) are fine. (e) As you've written it, "in the holidays" means "over some particular holiday period". Although it might be assumed that the purpose of their visit is to have a holiday, this isn't actually stated.
- (a) - (d) are fine.
- (e) As you've written it, "in the holidays" means "over some particular holiday period".
- Although it might be assumed that the purpose of their visit is to have a holiday, this isn't actually stated.
- They might be on a non-holiday trip that just happened to coincide with the holiday period.
- If you just mean that they're taking a holiday in Thailand you would normally say: They are going to Thailand on holiday .
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(a) - (d) are fine.
(e) As you've written it, "in the holidays" means "over some particular holiday period". Although it might be assumed that the purpose of their visit is to have a holiday, this isn't actually stated. They might be on a non-holiday trip that just happened to coincide with the holiday period. If you just mean that they're taking a holiday in Thailand you would normally
(e) As you've written it, "in the holidays" means "over some particular holiday period". Although it might be assumed that the purpose of their visit is to have a holiday, this isn't actually stated. They might be on a non-holiday trip that just happened to coincide with the holiday period. If you just mean that they're taking a holiday in Thailand you would normally
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