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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Are these sentences natural? Sept 11
Hi,
Are these sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water.
2. I thought I would take this opportunity to tie up a few loose ends.
3. There might have been some liquid in the bottle. I didn’t pay attention when I emptied the bottle in the sink.
Thanks,
MG
Are these sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water.
2. I thought I would take this opportunity to tie up a few loose ends.
3. There might have been some liquid in the bottle. I didn’t pay attention when I emptied the bottle in the sink.
Thanks,
MG
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1. Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water.
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- Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge.
- Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water.
- "To go to the water" is unusual there.
- Do you mean that the stairs go right into the water, like a small ghat, or that they lead down to the riverbank?
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1. Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water.
"To go to the water" is unusual there. Do you mean that the stairs go right into the water, like a small ghat, or that they lead down to the riverbank?
2. I thought I would take this opportuni
"To go to the water" is unusual there. Do you mean that the stairs go right into the water, like a small ghat, or that they lead down to the riverbank?
2. I thought I would take this opportuni
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enoon1. Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase to go to the water."To go to the water" is unusual there. Do you mean that the stairs go right into the water, like a small ghat, or that they lead down to the riverbank?I wanted to say that by climibing down the stairs she can go close to the river.
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Follow this path and you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is a small staircase down to the water.
I see nothing wrong with "staircase" if it is not very small—if it had more than one flight, however short, for instance. A staircase usually denotes stairs within a structure and includes the framework supporting them, so it would h
I see nothing wrong with "staircase" if it is not very small—if it had more than one flight, however short, for instance. A staircase usually denotes stairs within a structure and includes the framework supporting them, so it would h
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