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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About comma 2
Can I say,
(a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise. (without comma)
(b) One morning, when Miss Lim was out, the pupils were going to make noise.(with comma)
(c) One morning, when Miss Lim was out and the pupils were going to make noise.(with comma)
(a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise. (without comma)
(b) One morning, when Miss Lim was out, the pupils were going to make noise.(with comma)
(c) One morning, when Miss Lim was out and the pupils were going to make noise.(with comma)
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Hi, Can I say, 'To make noise' is not idiomatic. Say 'to be noisy'. (a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise.
- Hi, Can I say, 'To make noise' is not idiomatic.
- Say 'to be noisy'.
- (a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise.
- (without comma) (b) One morning, when Miss Lim was out, the pupils were going to make noise.
- (with comma) (c) One morning, when Miss Lim was out and the pupils were going to make noise.
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Hi,
Can I say,
'To make noise' is not idiomatic. Say 'to be noisy'.
(a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise. (without comma)
(b) One morning, when Miss Lim was out, the pupils were going to make noise.
(with comma)
(c) One morning, when Miss Lim was out and the pupils were going to make noise.
Can I say,
'To make noise' is not idiomatic. Say 'to be noisy'.
(a) One morning when Miss Lim was out of the classroom, the pupils were going to make noise. (without comma)
(b) One morning, when Miss Lim was out, the pupils were going to make noise.
(with comma)
(c) One morning, when Miss Lim was out and the pupils were going to make noise.
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