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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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About a goatherd
Can I say,
(a) Muthu is a goatherd. Every morning, he takes his goats to graze by the mountainside near the village.
(b) One day, he was sitting under a shady tree. He also watched his goats. Suddenly, he spotted a wolf in the distance.
(c) He was very frightened. He quickly shouted for help. When the villagers heard Muthu sound, they came to help him. After that, the villagers caught the wolf.
(a) Muthu is a goatherd. Every morning, he takes his goats to graze by the mountainside near the village.
(b) One day, he was sitting under a shady tree. He also watched his goats. Suddenly, he spotted a wolf in the distance.
(c) He was very frightened. He quickly shouted for help. When the villagers heard Muthu sound, they came to help him. After that, the villagers caught the wolf.
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(b) While watching his goats ['also' is inappropriate here because you haven't mentioned anything else for it to be 'in addition to'] (c) villagers heard Muthu's cries/shouts [Please be a little more patient for responses, especially on weekends when many teachers take some time off. ]
- (b) While watching his goats ['also' is inappropriate here because you haven't mentioned anything else for it to be 'in addition to'] (c) villagers heard Muthu's cries/shouts [Please be a little more patient for responses, especially on weekends when many teachers take some time off.
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(b) While watching his goats ['also' is inappropriate here because you haven't mentioned anything else for it to be 'in addition to']
(c) villagers heard Muthu's cries/shouts
[Please be a little more patient for responses, especially on weekends when many teachers take some time off. I've deleted your "extra" requests, just to save some cyber-space.]
(c) villagers heard Muthu's cries/shouts
[Please be a little more patient for responses, especially on weekends when many teachers take some time off. I've deleted your "extra" requests, just to save some cyber-space.]
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