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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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come back their home
Can I write:
(a) They were disappointed to come back their home without any fish.
(b) They were disappointed back home / back their home without catching any fish.
(c) Luckily, they returned home when the sea was calm later.
(a) They were disappointed to come back their home without any fish.
(b) They were disappointed back home / back their home without catching any fish.
(c) Luckily, they returned home when the sea was calm later.
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(a) They were disappointed to return home without any fish. (b) They were disappointed to return home without having caught any fish. I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve with (c) so it's a little more tricky to answer.
- (a) They were disappointed to return home without any fish.
- (b) They were disappointed to return home without having caught any fish.
- I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve with (c) so it's a little more tricky to answer.
- I think it may be along the lines of...
- (c) Luckily, they returned home later, once the sea had calmed.
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(a) They were disappointed to return home without any fish.
(b) They were disappointed to return home without having caught any fish.
I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve with (c) so it's a little more tricky to answer. I think it may be along the lines of...
(c) Luckily, they returned home later, once the sea had calmed.
(b) They were disappointed to return home without having caught any fish.
I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve with (c) so it's a little more tricky to answer. I think it may be along the lines of...
(c) Luckily, they returned home later, once the sea had calmed.
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