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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a few sentences

Can I say,

(a) They are making/ decorating / trying to decorate the Christmas tree.

(b) Their mother is baking a vanilla cake.

(c) She is making a present.

(d) She is decorating the house / living room / the wall.

(e) She is putting / pasting a card at / on the wall.

(f) The monkey is sitting on the tree branch.
  

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My take: (a) They are making/ decorating / trying to decorate the Christmas tree. They are decorating the Christmas tree. (b) Their mother is baking a vanilla cake.

  • My take: (a) They are making/ decorating / trying to decorate the Christmas tree.
  • They are decorating the Christmas tree.
  • (b) Their mother is baking a vanilla cake.
  • Correct.
  • (c) She is making a present.
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My take:

(a) They are making/ decorating / trying to decorate the Christmas tree. They are decorating the Christmas tree.

(b) Their mother is baking a vanilla cake. Correct.

(c) She is making a present. She is making a presentation.

(d) She is decorating the house / living ro
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Neeraj Jain,

Present is a gift in this usage. Presentation is an elaborate show of some kind. She is making a present (for someone) is different than She is making a presentation.

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