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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

brought / sent took

Can I say,

They brought / sent / took the newspapers to the recycling centre.
  

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yes

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Hi,Marius Hancu

If I follow what you said, sending = posting,

Then the picture show two boy are carrying the newspapers to the recycling centre.

So, Can I say, They are sending the newspaper to the recycling centre? Or they are carrying....
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>If I follow what you said, sending = posting
I did not write the = sign. This is false, they have all their different meanings. Check a good dictionary.
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Sorry, I thought they are same in meaning, sending = posting

So,

If the picture show two boy are carrying the newspapers to the recycling centre.

So, Can I say,

They are sending the newspaper to the recycling centre? Or they are carrying..
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Hi,
Based on your description of the picture, the everyday way to say that would be 'They are taking . . '
Best wishes, Clive
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If I say,

"They are bringing..." is correct?
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Hi,
Some words depend on where the speaker is.
eg come / go.

In very simple terms, 'bring' is like 'come carrying' and 'take' is like 'go carrying'.

Clive.
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How about:

They are delivering the newspapers...
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Hi,
Sounds fine, ( as long as you are talking about specific newpapers. )
Clive

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