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Dslhsjs Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A grammar question!?
All day long, by the side of the road ____, looking at the passing cars and people.
A.was he sitting B.sat him C.did he sit D.he sat
Could anyone tell me which selection is correct?And why,please?
A.was he sitting B.sat him C.did he sit D.he sat
Could anyone tell me which selection is correct?And why,please?
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Well, none of them are conversational, but only D seems reasonable There is no call for inversion of the subject and verb under normal circumstances, which is what is offered in the other 3 options.
- Well, none of them are conversational, but only D seems reasonable There is no call for inversion of the subject and verb under normal circumstances, which is what is offered in the other 3 options.
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Well, none of them are conversational, but only D seems reasonable There is no call for inversion of the subject and verb under normal circumstances, which is what is offered in the other 3 options.
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dslhsjsAll day long, by the side of the road ____, looking at the passing cars and people.It is a pretty awkward sentence as written in my opinion. Nevertheless, based on how it was written, the answer is D, because you need a subject and a verb to complete this sentence. We can re-arrange the phrase "by the side of the road" to make it read: " All day long,
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