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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Baking vs boiling

Can I say,

(a) She is baking at the kitchen.

(b) She is baking cake with an oven.

(c) She is boiling on the stove.

(d) She is boiling water / some water at the stove.

(e) She is boiling water in a kettle on the stove.
  

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Can I say, (a) She is baking in the kitchen. (b) She is baking a cake in the oven. (c) She is boiling on the stove.

  • Can I say, (a) She is baking in the kitchen.
  • (b) She is baking a cake in the oven.
  • (c) She is boiling on the stove.
  • no.
  • You can say: She is boiling mad.
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Can I say,

(a) She is baking in the kitchen.
(b) She is baking a cake in the oven.
(c) She is boiling on the stove. no.
You can say: She is boiling mad. This idiom means that she is extremely angry.
(d) She is boiling water / some water on the stove.
(e) She is boiling water in a kettle on the stove.

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