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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Can I say,
(a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival.
(b) He slept soundly in his bed.
(c) They saw a parade on television. They were carrying the national flag.
(d) The people in the teams dressed smartly.
(e) There were also police and soldiers in the parade.
(f) The place was packed like a tin of sardines. They watched a pocession at the stadium.
(g) There were some beautiful floats and tanks there. At last, there was a firework display.
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Can I say,
(a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival.
(b) He slept soundly in his bed.
(c) They saw a parade on television. They were carrying the national flag.
(d) The people in the teams dressed smartly.
(e) There were also police and soldiers in the parade.
(f) The place was packed like a tin of sardines. They watched a pocession at the stadium.
(g) There were some beautiful floats and tanks there. At last, there was a firework display.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival. It is not good English to use two identical words in this way. Change one "because".
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival.
- It is not good English to use two identical words in this way.
- Change one "because".
- com/browse/because (b) He slept soundly in his bed.
- [Y] (c) They saw a parade on television.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,
(a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival. It is not good English to use two identical words in this way. Change one "because". You will find alternatives here:
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Feebs11Vincent Teo
(f) The place was packed like a tin of sardines. They watched a pocession at the stadium. Who are "they" in the second sentence? You will need to make this clear.
procession
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Feebs11Vincent Teo
Can I say,
(a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival.
( How do I correct?)
(c) The boy saw a parade on television. The teams were carrying the n
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Vincent TeoFeebs11Vincent Teo
Can I say,
(a) He woke up late because he did not need to go to school because of the festival "late since he"/"late as he".
( How do I cor
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