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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Bring/take

Could you tell me which wording is better between 'bring' and 'take' in the following sentence?
Thank you.

When my friend suffered from a serious disease, I brought/took some flowers to change the mood brightly.
  

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I think present simple is OK here and 'give' sounds better here. When my friend suffers from a serious disease, I give some flowers to brighten his/her mood .

  • I think present simple is OK here and 'give' sounds better here.
  • When my friend suffers from a serious disease, I give some flowers to brighten his/her mood .
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I think present simple is OK here and 'give' sounds better here.
When my friend suffers from a serious disease, I give some flowers to brighten his/her mood .
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Thank you for your comments. By the way, your suggestion is slightly different from what I'd like to say.
Could you check whether the following sentence is okay?
Thank you.

When my friend suffered from a serious disease, I brought/took some flowers to brighten the mood of the hospital room.
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Hello, Lucas:

I think that it often depends on your point of reference.

I think that if I were telling this to someone else (not my friend), I would say something like:

When my friend was suffering from a serious illness, I took some flowers to the hospital/his home to brighten his/her mood.

On the other hand, if I were speaking with my sick friend
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Thank you for your comments.
Actually, here, what I want to change is the air of the hopital room, not the patient mind.
They might be same resultingly, but I also hope to learn how I express that thought.
Could you give me some suggestions?
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I can think of only:

brighten the room.

make the room more cheerful.

I'm sure other members can think of better examples.
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When my friend suffered from a serious disease, I brought/took some flowers to brighten the ambiance of the hospital room.

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lucas21cCould you tell me which wording is better between 'bring' and 'take' in the following sentence?Thank you.When my friend suffered from a serious disease, I brought/took some flowers to change the mood brightly.
Your example is not natural English. You can't change a mood brightly, the progressive is called for, and the flowers have to go somewhere: W
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Thank you for all of your comments.

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