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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Continue to do / doing
Can I say,
John's mother groped around to look for candles and torches. Then, his mother lit candles and placed them in the house. After that, John continued to do / doing his homework with the candlelight.
John's mother groped around to look for candles and torches. Then, his mother lit candles and placed them in the house. After that, John continued to do / doing his homework with the candlelight.
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The second sentence is fine. First sentence: we don't 'grope' in order to 'look for' (they are nearly synonymous here). " Just for your information: your materials are obviously using British expressions and vocabulary; in the US, a 'torch' would be a 'flashlight'.
- The second sentence is fine.
- First sentence: we don't 'grope' in order to 'look for' (they are nearly synonymous here).
- " Just for your information: your materials are obviously using British expressions and vocabulary; in the US, a 'torch' would be a 'flashlight'.
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The second sentence is fine.
First sentence: we don't 'grope' in order to 'look for' (they are nearly synonymous here). So, I would say "...groped around looking for candles...."
Just for your information: your materials are obviously using British expressions and vocabulary; in the US, a 'torch' would be a 'flashlight'.
First sentence: we don't 'grope' in order to 'look for' (they are nearly synonymous here). So, I would say "...groped around looking for candles...."
Just for your information: your materials are obviously using British expressions and vocabulary; in the US, a 'torch' would be a 'flashlight'.
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