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Sarah88 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

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Tom was born in January in the States.
Tom was born on the 9th of January in the States.
Tom was born in the morning of the 9th of January in the States.

The little girl is excited about (can you use "for" here? If not, why?) her first day at school.

At the interview they asked me if I was interested in (can I use "into" / "at" here? If not, why?) politics.

What's the difference between 1) and 2) ?

1) I like to walk in the park.
2) I like walking in the park.

1)If he hadn't eaten so much, he would not be in bed.
2)If he hadn't eaten so much, he would not have been in bed.

Many thanks,

Sarah
  

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Hi, Tom was born in January in the States. Tom was born on the 9th of January in the States. Tom was born in (or 'on') the morning of the 9th of January in the States.

  • Hi, Tom was born in January in the States.
  • Tom was born on the 9th of January in the States.
  • Tom was born in (or 'on') the morning of the 9th of January in the States.
  • All OK.
  • The little girl is excited about (can you use "for" here?
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Hi,
Tom was born in January in the States.
Tom was born on the 9th of January in the States.
Tom was born in (or 'on') the morning of the 9th of January in the States.
All OK.

The little girl is excited about (can you use "for" here? If not, why?) her first day at school.
No. Because it's not idiomatic.
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Tom was born in January in the States.
Tom was born on the 9th of January in the States.
Tom was born in on the morning of the 9th of January in the States.

The little girl is excited about (can you use "for" here? If not, why? No, because it's wrong.) her first day at school.

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