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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
about "comma"
Can I say,
(i) John and his friend, Abu, are good friends.
(ii) John and his friend, Abu are good friends.
(iii) John and his friend, Ahmad, went to a stream to fish beside / at / in the pond.
(iv) John and his friend, Ahmad went to a stream to fish beside / at / in the pond.
(v) They went fishing beside / at the river.
(i) John and his friend, Abu, are good friends.
(ii) John and his friend, Abu are good friends.
(iii) John and his friend, Ahmad, went to a stream to fish beside / at / in the pond.
(iv) John and his friend, Ahmad went to a stream to fish beside / at / in the pond.
(v) They went fishing beside / at the river.
Top answer
I don't like the #2 and #4. As for the prepositions, it depends what you mean. I wouldn't say "in the pond"...
- I don't like the #2 and #4.
- As for the prepositions, it depends what you mean.
- I wouldn't say "in the pond"...
- they went to a stream, right?
- Then it depends where the steam is: it can be beside the pond, near it, etc.
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I don't like the #2 and #4.
As for the prepositions, it depends what you mean. I wouldn't say "in the pond"... they went to a stream, right? Then it depends where the steam is: it can be beside the pond, near it, etc. Do you know what prepositions mean? If you do, then it's the same difference as between "We usually meet beside the bank" and "We usually meet at the bank".
As for the prepositions, it depends what you mean. I wouldn't say "in the pond"... they went to a stream, right? Then it depends where the steam is: it can be beside the pond, near it, etc. Do you know what prepositions mean? If you do, then it's the same difference as between "We usually meet beside the bank" and "We usually meet at the bank".
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