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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A few sentences (1)

Can I say,

(a) A dangerous man followed May and stopped the car.

(b) A van followed May and stopped it. A man tried to approach her.

(c) When the girl went into the centre, the man stopped his car and approached her.

(d) A guy followed May. The guy stopped and approached her.

(e) The man walked down the van and approached her.

(f) A van followed me and stopped me.
  

Top answer

(a) A dangerous man followed May and stopped the car. -- Unclear whose car you are referring to. (b) A van followed May and stopped it.

  • (a) A dangerous man followed May and stopped the car.
  • -- Unclear whose car you are referring to.
  • (b) A van followed May and stopped it.
  • A man tried to approach her.
  • -- No.
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(a) A dangerous man followed May and stopped the car. -- Unclear whose car you are referring to.

(b) A van followed May and stopped it. A man tried to approach her. -- No. Unclear what "it" refers to and how a van could do that anyway.

(c) When the girl went into the centre, the man stopped his car and approached her. -- Grammatically OK, but without any context it's not clear

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