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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Compile

Please check out the following sentences.

(1) It takes hard work to compile each classmate’s composition into a volume.

(2) Each student is required to hand in two pieces of writing.

(3) One is written in English, and the other in Chinese.
  

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Hi, (1) It takes hard work to compile each classmate’s composition into a volume . book / binder It's not natural to use 'classmate' in this way. You can say eg my classmate, his classmate.

  • Hi, (1) It takes hard work to compile each classmate’s composition into a volume .
  • book / binder It's not natural to use 'classmate' in this way.
  • You can say eg my classmate, his classmate.
  • But not eg There are 20 classmates in the room.
  • The word 'classmate' is not commonly used where I live, except by ESL learners and perhaps very small children.
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Hi,

(1) It takes hard work to compile each classmate’s composition into a volume. book / binder

It's not natural to use 'classmate' in this way.
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