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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About "bargain"
Can I say,
(a) Peter went to a stall and took up a vase. It has beautiful carvings (on it). He bargained with the stallkeeper.
(b) Peter started to bargain (with the boss of the stall) and finally the boss agreed.
(c) The stallkeeper agreed to let Peter buy at lower price.
(d) After bargaining, Peter agreed (to buy).
(e) Peter went to a shop of vases. He took a vase full of carvings. After he had bargained with the man, he agreed to buy it.
(f) He bargained with the seller and agreed to buy it.
(a) Peter went to a stall and took up a vase. It has beautiful carvings (on it). He bargained with the stallkeeper.
(b) Peter started to bargain (with the boss of the stall) and finally the boss agreed.
(c) The stallkeeper agreed to let Peter buy at lower price.
(d) After bargaining, Peter agreed (to buy).
(e) Peter went to a shop of vases. He took a vase full of carvings. After he had bargained with the man, he agreed to buy it.
(f) He bargained with the seller and agreed to buy it.
Top answer
(a) Peter went to a stall and picked up a vase. It had beautiful carvings (on it). He bargained with the stallkeeper.
- (a) Peter went to a stall and picked up a vase.
- It had beautiful carvings (on it).
- He bargained with the stallkeeper.
- (b) Peter started to bargain (with the boss of the stall) and finally the boss agreed.
- -- OK (c) The stallkeeper agreed to let Peter buy at a lower price.
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(a) Peter went to a stall and picked up a vase. It had beautiful carvings (on it). He bargained with the stallkeeper.
(b) Peter started to bargain (with the boss of the stall) and finally the boss agreed. -- OK
(c) The stallkeeper agreed to let Peter buy at a lower price.
(d) After bargaining, Peter agreed (to buy). -- OK
(e) Peter went to
(b) Peter started to bargain (with the boss of the stall) and finally the boss agreed. -- OK
(c) The stallkeeper agreed to let Peter buy at a lower price.
(d) After bargaining, Peter agreed (to buy). -- OK
(e) Peter went to
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Can I say,
He bargained with man for the price.
He bargained for the price / bargained to get a lower / low price.
He agreed to buy the vase after discounts.
He bargained with man for the price.
He bargained for the price / bargained to get a lower / low price.
He agreed to buy the vase after discounts.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say, He bargained with the seller for the price.
Not really. You could say "He bargained with the seller over the price."
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Vincent TeoHe bargained (with the man) over the price.
He bargained with man for the price.
He bargained for the price / bargained to get a lower / low price.
He agreed to buy the vase after discounts.
He bargained to get a low/lower price.
He agreed to buy the vase at a
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Thanks. Can I say,
(a) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed.
(b) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed to sell it (to him).
(c) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed on / over the price.
(d) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed to sell it at a low price.
(a) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed.
(b) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed to sell it (to him).
(c) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed on / over the price.
(d) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed to sell it at a low price.
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(a) He bargained with the seller. The seller agreed. -- "The seller agreed" doesn't seem quite right here. This is because there's nothing very specific in the first sentence that "agreed" can refer to. Compare with "He suggested that they should meet the next day. The seller agreed." This is fine because "agreed" naturally refers to "He suggested".
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(b) He bargained with the se
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