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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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About Sam found a wallet
Can I say,
(a) LAst Sunday, Sam was shopping in the market. He found a wallet in the trolley. He saw $100 in the wallet.
(b) Sam quickly went to the guard's house. He gave the wallet to the security guard and told him where did he found the wallet.
(c) Lastly, the security guard found the owner. The owner was very happy and thanked Sam. So, he gave Sam $10 for a reward.
(a) LAst Sunday, Sam was shopping in the market. He found a wallet in the trolley. He saw $100 in the wallet.
(b) Sam quickly went to the guard's house. He gave the wallet to the security guard and told him where did he found the wallet.
(c) Lastly, the security guard found the owner. The owner was very happy and thanked Sam. So, he gave Sam $10 for a reward.
Top answer
(a) Last Sunday, Sam was shopping in the market. He found a wallet in a trolley. He saw $100 in the wallet.
- (a) Last Sunday, Sam was shopping in the market.
- He found a wallet in a trolley.
- He saw $100 in the wallet.
- (b) Sam quickly went to the guard's house.
- [To me, this means that Sam went to the house where the guard lived.
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(a) Last Sunday, Sam was shopping in the market. He found a wallet in a trolley. He saw $100 in the wallet.
(b) Sam quickly went to the guard's house. [To me, this means that Sam went to the house where the guard lived. Is that what you want to say? The guard is more likely to be patrolling the market, I'd have thought. You may be thinking of "guardhouse", but a guardhouse
(b) Sam quickly went to the guard's house. [To me, this means that Sam went to the house where the guard lived. Is that what you want to say? The guard is more likely to be patrolling the market, I'd have thought. You may be thinking of "guardhouse", but a guardhouse
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