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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Cleaning / cleaning up
Can I say,
(a) One day, John's mother was cleaning / cleaning up the house.
(b) She was cleaning / cleaningi up the living room.
(c) She was cleaning / cleaning up the window with a cloth. She wiped it carefully.
(a) One day, John's mother was cleaning / cleaning up the house.
(b) She was cleaning / cleaningi up the living room.
(c) She was cleaning / cleaning up the window with a cloth. She wiped it carefully.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) One day, John's mother was cleaning / cleaning up the house. >> Yes (b) She was cleaning / cleaningi up the living room. >> Yes (c) She was cleaning / cleaning up the window with a cloth.
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) One day, John's mother was cleaning / cleaning up the house.
- >> Yes (b) She was cleaning / cleaningi up the living room.
- >> Yes (c) She was cleaning / cleaning up the window with a cloth.
- She wiped it carefully.
- >> No.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) One day, John's mother was cleaning / cleaning up the house. >> Yes
(b) She was cleaning / cleaningi up the living room. >> Yes
(c) She was cleaning / cleaning up the window with a cloth. She wiped it carefully. >> No.
Clean up means to do many different types of cleaning to a house or
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Thanks, but I still not very clear, why don't we say,"cleaning / cleaning up the window"? So, what do we say?
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Hi,
We say 'cleaning the windows' but not 'cleaning up the windows'.
Clive
We say 'cleaning the windows' but not 'cleaning up the windows'.
Clive
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