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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

about "burglar"

0(a) He realized that the burglar entered / had broken into her house through her house window.02br
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00(b) When she opened the house door, she saw a burglar broke into her house.02br
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00(c) He was shocked to see her house (was) in a mess.02br
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00 00He was shocked because her house in a mess / very mess.02br
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00(d) She called the police to check it up / out.02br
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00(e) She worked as a bank manager / manager of the bank / manager bank.02br
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00(f) She promised must be / to be / would be more careful in the future.0-
  

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12br 12br 10(b) When she opened the house door, she saw a burglar 11del 10broke 12del 10into her house. 12del 12br 12br 10(f) She promised 11del 10must be / to be / would12del 10 be more careful in the future. 11font 11b 10to be OR she would be12b 12font 12br 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00Happy to help02font 02b 00 0-

  • 12br 12br 10(b) When she opened the house door, she saw a burglar 11del 10broke 12del 10into her house.
  • 12del 12br 12br 10(f) She promised 11del 10must be / to be / would12del 10 be more careful in the future.
  • 11font 11b 10to be OR she would be12b 12font 12br 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00Happy to help02font 02b 00 0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite12br
10(a) He realized that the burglar 11del10entered 12del10/ had broken into her house through her house window.12br
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10(b) When she opened the house door, she saw a burglar 11del10broke 12del10into her house. 11font
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0Just want to check that you are clear on your pronouns here.02br
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00Male - he/his02br
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00Female she/her02br
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00so in a, for example, you have a man who realised a burglar had broken into a woman's house.0-
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0 Also possible, but perhaps less probable: 02br
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01i00(b) When she opened the house door, she saw a burglar01b00 (just) breaking in02b00 into her house through a window at the back. 02i0-

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