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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Built up / make a tent
Can I say,
(a) Last weekend, they went camping.They put up / put on / set (up ) a tent in the jungle.
(b) Ali is a boy scout. One sunny morning, he camped in the jungle for 3 days. He made a big tent.
(c) On the sunny day, They had reached the jungle, so they built up some camps to take a rest.
(d) Ali went camping with his friends. They built up / built a tent and collected branches to make a campfire.
(a) Last weekend, they went camping.They put up / put on / set (up ) a tent in the jungle.
(b) Ali is a boy scout. One sunny morning, he camped in the jungle for 3 days. He made a big tent.
(c) On the sunny day, They had reached the jungle, so they built up some camps to take a rest.
(d) Ali went camping with his friends. They built up / built a tent and collected branches to make a campfire.
Top answer
(a) set up is best. (b) camped is okay. Also, made is okay.
- (a) set up is best.
- (b) camped is okay.
- Also, made is okay.
- " "Built up" makes sense and it is understandable why you would use it, but "set up" or would be the more common and accepted way to say it.
- (d) Again, while "built" and "built up" make sense "set up," "pitched," or "made" are more commonly said and accepted ways when you are referring to making tents.
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(a) set up is best.
(b) camped is okay. Also, made is okay.
(c) I think you want to say, "They had reached the jungle on a sunny day, so they set up a camp to take a rest." "Built up" makes sense and it is understandable why you would use it, but "set up" or would be the more common and accepted way to say it.
(d) Again, while "built" and "built up
(b) camped is okay. Also, made is okay.
(c) I think you want to say, "They had reached the jungle on a sunny day, so they set up a camp to take a rest." "Built up" makes sense and it is understandable why you would use it, but "set up" or would be the more common and accepted way to say it.
(d) Again, while "built" and "built up
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