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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

applause

Can I say,



  1. The crowd gave applause to Jack when he finished the song.



  2. They gave him applause.



  3. They gave Jack applause when he ended his song.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, The crowd gave applause to Jack when he finished the song. They gave him applause. They gave Jack applause when he ended his song.

— Philip

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, The crowd gave applause to Jack when he finished the song.
  • They gave him applause.
  • They gave Jack applause when he ended his song.
  • I would choose to use the verb applaud in all three sentences.
  • #1 applauded Jack #2 applauded him #3 applauded Jack
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Vincent Teo Can I say,



  1. The crowd gave applause to Jack when he finished the song.



  2. They gave him applause.



  3. They gave Jack applause when he ended his song.

    4. I would choose to use the verb applaud in all three sentences.

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If I insisted to use the sentences above, are they correct?
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