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Soprano Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
All + expressions of time
Hello. Can you help me with this? Are they all correct?
1) On Saturdays I always go to her house and we spend all the day there.(PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"?
2) All the weekends I go shopping. I would correct it "I go shopping every weekend". But is the first one incorrect?
3) On Saturdays I go with my family to a park all the afternoon. I would correct it "On Saturdays my family and I spend all the afternoon in a park". But I am not following the right structure PLACE first and TIME then....
Thank you !
Soprano
1) On Saturdays I always go to her house and we spend all the day there.(PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"?
2) All the weekends I go shopping. I would correct it "I go shopping every weekend". But is the first one incorrect?
3) On Saturdays I go with my family to a park all the afternoon. I would correct it "On Saturdays my family and I spend all the afternoon in a park". But I am not following the right structure PLACE first and TIME then....
Thank you !
Soprano
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Hi, Can you help me with this? Are they all correct? (PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"?
- Hi, Can you help me with this?
- Are they all correct?
- (PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"?
- Say 'all day'.
- 2) All the weekends I go shopping.
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Hi,
Can you help me with this? Are they all correct?
1) On Saturdays I always go to her house and we spend all the day there.(PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"? Say 'all day'.
2) All the weekends I go shopping. I would correct it "I go shopping every weekend". Yes.
But is the first one incorrect? It's very awkward and unn
Can you help me with this? Are they all correct?
1) On Saturdays I always go to her house and we spend all the day there.(PLACE+TIME) Is grammatically correct to say "all the day"? Say 'all day'.
2) All the weekends I go shopping. I would correct it "I go shopping every weekend". Yes.
But is the first one incorrect? It's very awkward and unn
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Great Clive!
You´re right. I was refering to sentences like the last two. And I found that you added a ,(comma) in number 3 examples. So if I happen to see sentences like this: "On Saturdays I go to the park", I have to add the comma, right?
Last question. In number 2, I could also right "I go shopping all weekends". This one is right, isn´t it?
Thank you for your detai
You´re right. I was refering to sentences like the last two. And I found that you added a ,(comma) in number 3 examples. So if I happen to see sentences like this: "On Saturdays I go to the park", I have to add the comma, right?
Last question. In number 2, I could also right "I go shopping all weekends". This one is right, isn´t it?
Thank you for your detai
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Hi again,
You´re right. I was refering to sentences like the last two. And I found that you added a ,(comma) in number 3 examples. So if I happen to see sentences like this: "On Saturdays I go to the park", I have to add the comma, right? If it's a very short sentence, I wouldn't say a comma is essential. But I tend to use one.
Last question. In number 2, I could also write
You´re right. I was refering to sentences like the last two. And I found that you added a ,(comma) in number 3 examples. So if I happen to see sentences like this: "On Saturdays I go to the park", I have to add the comma, right? If it's a very short sentence, I wouldn't say a comma is essential. But I tend to use one.
Last question. In number 2, I could also write
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SopranoBut I am not following the right structure PLACE first and TIME then..True. But the correct use of the verb spend takes precedence. In this case you have to use the "amount of time" expression first because it is the object of spend.
The PLACE-then-TIME rule applies less to "amount of time" and more to "at what time":
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And how about this?
On Sundays I have breakfast and play with the computer all day.
Is it correct? Should I add "all day long"?
Thank you.
On Sundays I have breakfast and play with the computer all day.
Is it correct? Should I add "all day long"?
Thank you.
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Hi,
And how about this?
On Sundays I have breakfast and play with the computer all day.
Is it correct? It's OK.
Should I add "all day long"? 'Long' just adds some emphasis.
We usually 'play on the computer, not 'play with the computer'.
Clive
And how about this?
On Sundays I have breakfast and play with the computer all day.
Is it correct? It's OK.
Should I add "all day long"? 'Long' just adds some emphasis.
We usually 'play on the computer, not 'play with the computer'.
Clive
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You have NO idea how much you have helped me!!!!
I didn´t have that !! Play on the computer!!!!!
No words to thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![8]
I didn´t have that !! Play on the computer!!!!!
No words to thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![8]
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I have JUST read your question!!! Sorry!
Yes, I live in Buenos Aires
Yes, I live in Buenos Aires
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