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Pructus Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Built a house

A highschool student went to a construction site to help build a house for a day. It was just a one day job and the house is not finished to be built yet.

1. Can the student say "I built a house yesterday"? Or the student has to say "I helped at the construction site to build a house"?

2. If the answer is YES for the question number 1, then is "the house that is built by me yesterday" allowed?
  

Top answer

The first one is definitely out; it implies that you alone built the house and that it's finished, both of which are untrue. The other is acceptable. You could also say: 1.

— BillJ

  • The first one is definitely out; it implies that you alone built the house and that it's finished, both of which are untrue.
  • The other is acceptable.
  • You could also say: 1.
  • "I helped with the building/construction of a house (yesterday)".
  • 2.
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The first one is definitely out; it implies that you alone built the house and that it's finished, both of which are untrue. The other is acceptable. You could also say:

1. "I helped with the building/construction of a house (yesterday)".

2. "I was helping to build/construct a house (yesterday)",

3. "I was helping with the building/construction of a house (yesterday)"
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Thanks... Below is an excerpt from an American drama "Gilmore girls". Rory went to help build a house for just one day. And she is saying like below. The reason Rory says "I built a house" is that the other person is wondering how come she knew the construcion terminologies so well. In this case, is this some kind of exceptional one?

A: I think it's okay.The studs are definitely sou
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