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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Cast the net

Do we say,

The fisherman cast a net on them and took them home.
  

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Vincent Teo Do we say "cast a net on them" is grammatical, if that's all you want to know. However, you left out the part where the fisherman actually catches the fish in the net! I know he caught them, or he couldn't have taken them home.

  • Vincent Teo Do we say "cast a net on them" is grammatical, if that's all you want to know.
  • However, you left out the part where the fisherman actually catches the fish in the net!
  • I know he caught them, or he couldn't have taken them home.
  • Still, it seems that a piece is missing the way you've written it.
  • He cast the net on them, hauled them in, and took them home.
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Vincent TeoDo we say
"cast a net on them" is grammatical, if that's all you want to know.

However, you left out the part where the fisherman actually catches the fish in the net! I know he caught them, or he couldn't have taken them home. Still, it seems that a piece is missing the way you've written it.

He cast the net on them, hauled t

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