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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Aboiut a lantern Festival
Can I say,
(a) It is a Lantern Festival. The Singaporeans celebrate it happily. The children from / of all races join in / join it.
(b) They gave the mooncake to each other. There were many types of mooncakes for fillings / with (different) fillings.
(c) This festival is celebrated on 15th day. It was also the eight lunar month. / It was celebrated on the 15th day of the eight lunar month. The Singaporeans will have parties at night.
(a) It is a Lantern Festival. The Singaporeans celebrate it happily. The children from / of all races join in / join it.
(b) They gave the mooncake to each other. There were many types of mooncakes for fillings / with (different) fillings.
(c) This festival is celebrated on 15th day. It was also the eight lunar month. / It was celebrated on the 15th day of the eight lunar month. The Singaporeans will have parties at night.
Top answer
Hello a) It is a particular festival so 'It's the Lantern Festival'... and .. 'children of all races'.
- Hello a) It is a particular festival so 'It's the Lantern Festival'...
- and ..
- 'children of all races'.
- You are correct with the capital letters.
- b) If it's a general custom every year 'They give mooncakes to each other.
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Hello
a) It is a particular festival so 'It's the Lantern Festival'... and .. 'children of all races'. You are correct with the capital letters.
b) If it's a general custom every year 'They give mooncakes to each other. There are many types of mooncakes with different fillings.' *
c) '... on 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Singaporeans have parties at night.
* If thes
a) It is a particular festival so 'It's the Lantern Festival'... and .. 'children of all races'. You are correct with the capital letters.
b) If it's a general custom every year 'They give mooncakes to each other. There are many types of mooncakes with different fillings.' *
c) '... on 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Singaporeans have parties at night.
* If thes
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Thanks, but how about:
The children from all races join in / join it.
The children from all races join in / join it.
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Yes, 'the children of all races join in', or 'children from all races join in'.
There's a very subtle difference between the two but generally speaking they mean the same thing; in the second example you are less specific about which children.
There's a very subtle difference between the two but generally speaking they mean the same thing; in the second example you are less specific about which children.
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