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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(a) They are enjoying dinner.
(b) My mum is sewing a button now.
(c) He is painting a tree with a paintbrush.
(d) The workers are leaving (from) the factory.
(e) We should not make any noise / noises in the library.
Please do not make noise / noises in the library.
(f) He was proud because the audience gave him a roaring applause.
(g) He entered his name into / in /for the competition.
(a) They are enjoying dinner.
(b) My mum is sewing a button now.
(c) He is painting a tree with a paintbrush.
(d) The workers are leaving (from) the factory.
(e) We should not make any noise / noises in the library.
Please do not make noise / noises in the library.
(f) He was proud because the audience gave him a roaring applause.
(g) He entered his name into / in /for the competition.
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-- I would add a the. --ok (d) The workers are leaving (from) the factory. --without from it is ok too.
- -- I would add a the.
- --ok (d) The workers are leaving (from) the factory.
- --without from it is ok too.
- (e) We should not make any noise / noises in the library.
- Please do not make noise / noises in the library.
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Vincent Teo(a) They are enjoying dinner.-- I would add a the.
(b) My mum is sewing a button now.--ok
(c) He is painting a tree with a paintbrush.--ok
(d) The workers are leaving (from) the factory. --without fromit is ok too
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They are enjoying dinner is fine - "the dinner" would indicate a special dinner rather than dinner they have every day.
#f - He was proud because the audience gave him resounding applause OR He was proud because the audience roared their approval.
#f - He was proud because the audience gave him resounding applause OR He was proud because the audience roared their approval.
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(c) He is painting a tree with a paintbrush.
Do you mean "he is painting a picture of a tree"? Or is he actually putting paint on a real tree? (In either case, you could leave out "with a paintbrush," as that is the usual way to paint.) Usually, of course, we talk about "painting a tree," "painting a vase of flowers," etc., and the context
Do you mean "he is painting a picture of a tree"? Or is he actually putting paint on a real tree? (In either case, you could leave out "with a paintbrush," as that is the usual way to paint.) Usually, of course, we talk about "painting a tree," "painting a vase of flowers," etc., and the context
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Hello VT,
Where I've put ^, it means you need to add something; where I've emboldened a phrase, it means the phrase isn't quite right. If you try again, someone will check it later.
(a) They are enjoying ^ dinner.
(b) My mum is sewing ^ a button now.
(e) We should not make any noisenoises in the library.
(e2) Please do not make ^ noise in the librar
Where I've put ^, it means you need to add something; where I've emboldened a phrase, it means the phrase isn't quite right. If you try again, someone will check it later.
(a) They are enjoying ^ dinner.
(b) My mum is sewing ^ a button now.
(e) We should not make any noise
(e2) Please do not make ^ noise in the librar
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