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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

A few corrections (h)

Can I say,

(a) The tug of war / tug-of-war is an exciting game / exciting sport (s) event.

(b) He was reading on his bed.

(c) The road is not busy.

(d) The teacher praised Ali for his well Science / Mathematic skills.

(e) The palm tree / plant / The palm has manu uses.

(f) He makes (up / on) his bed.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The tug of war / tug-of-war is an exciting game / exciting sport (s) event. OR sporting event (b) He was reading on his bed. [Y] if he is lying on top of his bed, and not between the sheets, when he is in his bed .

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The tug of war / tug-of-war is an exciting game / exciting sport (s) event.
  • OR sporting event (b) He was reading on his bed.
  • [Y] if he is lying on top of his bed, and not between the sheets, when he is in his bed .
  • (c) The road is not busy.
  • [Y] (d) The teacher praised Ali for his well good Science / Mathematic s skills.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) The tug of war / tug-of-war is an exciting game / exciting sport (s) event. OR sporting event

(b) He was reading on his bed. [Y] if he is lying on top of his bed, and not between the sheets, when he is in his bed.

(c) The road is
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(b) He was reading on his bed. if he is lying on top of his bed, and not between the sheets, when he is in his bed

Sorry, I don't understand. "in his bed" and "on his bed".
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If you lie on top of the bed, on top of the bedclothes, you are lying on the bed - like this: http://tinyurl.com/m6gyz
If you turn back the bedclothes, get onto the bed, and pull the bedclothes back over you, you are in [the] bed. - like this:
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