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Dominik Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Can yo check the sentences?

He sat down in the chair.
She told us to hold on while she was calling a doctor.
I woke up late this morning.
I stood up in the room and started to speak.
The plane didn't take off from the runway.
They grew up from their childhood in a village in Sicily

Thank you in advance!
  

Top answer

He sat down in the chair. OK. She told us to hold on while she was calling called a doctor.

— CalifJim

  • He sat down in the chair.
  • OK.
  • She told us to hold on while she was calling called a doctor.
  • I woke up late this morning.
  • OK.
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He sat down in the chair. OK.
She told us to hold on while she was calling called a doctor.
I woke up late this morning. OK.
I stood up in the room and started to speak.
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CalifJim thank you very much for your help.

Why can't I use past continous in the 2nd sentence?

superfluous/unnecessary: I know that I can omit the parts of the sentences but are the parts correct/acceptable?

These 3 last sentences were without propositions and the exercise was to correct
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Dominik I know that I can omit the parts of the sentences but are the parts correct/acceptable?
They are acceptable grammatically as you wrote them.
DominikThese 3 last sentences were without propositions and the exercise was to correct them so I added propositions.
In that case, you did the right thing. The sentences in t
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DominikWhy can't I use past continous in the 2nd sentence? (She told us to hold on while she was calling a doctor.)
Because of the obvious intent of the statement, which is this:

She wanted us to hold on, that is, she wanted us to wait. She said that she would go and call a doctor. "Please wait while I call a doctor," she said.
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CalifJim T\thank you very much for your exhaustive reply.
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