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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

come/go

1i00We are going to the beach tomorrow. Can you ___ with us?02i02br
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00Which word should I use to fill in the blank, come or go?0-
  

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0 I'd use "come"... 0-
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0 Personally, I would use "come," but "go" is also fine in that particular sentence.0-
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0Some of the following sentences are correct and some are incorrect. Mark each correct sentence.02br
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001. "Please come to my house, Betty," said John.02br
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002. "Can I go to your house, Betty," asked John.02br
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003. "Can I come to your house, Betty," asked John.02br
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004. "How about going to the part
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0 Teo,02br
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00 The correctness of the sentences depends on where John is when he says them.02br
00 Without that context we can easily imagine a situation for each sentence which makes it correct.02br
00 They are all grammatically correct, so I assume you want to know if they are correct in a different sense - that is, correct within a particul
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0According to the key:1, 3, 4, 5 are correct.02br
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00When the speaker or the listener visits the other, 01i00come02i00 should be used as in 1 and 3; 2 is out because 01i00go 02i00is used. When the speaker and/or the listener visits a third person, 01i00go 02i00is generally used as in 4.01i00 
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0I choose "Come" ;using "go" when go "somewhere" with someone so in this sentense :02br
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00.......Can you "come "with us ? Use go when Can you go to "cinema" with me ,sentense that is wrong when used Can you come "cinema " with me.0-
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0You also need to know where John is at the time of asking these questions to give a definite answer. 02br
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00assuming John is at home and Betty is also there, I think these are the answers expected : 1,2, and 4 are correct ; 3 and 5 are incorrect. 02br
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00Which verb is correct depends upon the position of the speaker and the movement expected. 0

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