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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
check / examine
Can I say,
(a) John's mother took him to a clinic to check / examine (his body). The doctor found rashes.
(b) John's mother took him to a clinic to examine his body. The doctor found rashes on his body.
(a) John's mother took him to a clinic to check / examine (his body). The doctor found rashes.
(b) John's mother took him to a clinic to examine his body. The doctor found rashes on his body.
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examine "his body" sounds to me as if John were already dead - so I"d rather use "his skin"
- examine "his body" sounds to me as if John were already dead - so I"d rather use "his skin"
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examine "his body" sounds to me as if John were already dead - so I"d rather use "his skin"
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Hi
(a) John's mother took him to a clinic to be checked / examined(his body). The doctor found rashes on him/on his skin.
John's mother took him to a clinic to check / examine (his body) - sounds like his mother is doing the checking.
(a) John's mother took him to a clinic to be checked / examined
John's mother took him to a clinic to check / examine (his body) - sounds like his mother is doing the checking.
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