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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

About "enjoyed the,selves very much"

Can I say,

(a) They played some funny games. After playing, they told some stories. They enjoyed very much (in this camping) / They enjoyed the camping very much.



(b) (i) They enjoyed the night very much. /

(ii) They enjoyed themselves very much at the camping / camp. /

(iii) They played games and told stories. They had a lot of fun that night.



(c) They enjoyed their sweet holidays very much



(d) When Ali told stories, they enjoyed very much.



(e) After the campfire, they went back to their tent to sleep. They took some photos for becoming souvenirs.
  

Top answer

" - "They enjoyed camping very much" is proper. Do not say, "the camping" by itself like that as it is wrong. Note that you could say, "the camping trip" and that would be fine.

  • " - "They enjoyed camping very much" is proper.
  • Do not say, "the camping" by itself like that as it is wrong.
  • Note that you could say, "the camping trip" and that would be fine.
  • Just don't say "the camping" only.
  • (b) (i) This sentence is fine as you wrote it.
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(a) If you are referring to "some stories" in sentence #2 then it should be "They enjoyed them very much."
- "They enjoyed camping very much" is proper. Do not say, "the camping" by itself like that as it is wrong. Note that you could say, "the camping trip" and that would be fine. Just don't say "the camping" only.

(b) (i) This sentence is fine as you wrote it.

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