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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(a) The strange men put on the masks and put out the guns.
(b) We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon.
(c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape but the policve were surrounded at the entrance.
(d) they wore masks and hold some guns on their hands
(e) While m father was choosing the jewellery, the 2 masked men pulled out their guns and pointed at the customers.
(a) The strange men put on the masks and put out the guns.
(b) We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon.
(c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape but the policve were surrounded at the entrance.
(d) they wore masks and hold some guns on their hands
(e) While m father was choosing the jewellery, the 2 masked men pulled out their guns and pointed at the customers.
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(a) The strangers put on their masks and pulled out their guns. -- OK (c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape , but the police had them surrounded at the entrance. (d) They wore masks and held guns in their hands.
- (a) The strangers put on their masks and pulled out their guns.
- -- OK (c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape , but the police had them surrounded at the entrance.
- (d) They wore masks and held guns in their hands.
- (e) While father was choosing the jewellery, the 2 masked men pulled out their guns and pointed them at the customers.
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(a) The strangers put on their masks and pulled out their guns.
(b) We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon.-- OK
(c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape, but the police had them surrounded at the entrance.
(d) They wore masks and held
(b) We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon.-- OK
(c) After they took the jewellery and money, they were ready to escape, but the police had them surrounded at the entrance.
(d) They wore masks and held
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Mister Micawber(a) The strangers put on their masks and pulled out their guns.
(b) We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother,because her birthday was coming soon.-- OK
I guess that because is not a co-ordinating conjunction.
(c) After
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If I make a mistake, I am happy to have you correct it, Neeraj-- but I have made none here (with the possible omission of the capital F). While your alternate readings are equally possible, they are no more correct-- except for your 'correction' to B, which is simply incorrect. You have the rule reversed.
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Hi Mister Micawber,
"We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon."
Should there be a comma before because? I guess that because is not a coordinating conjunction.
"We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon."
Should there be a comma before because? I guess that because is not a coordinating conjunction.
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Neeraj JainHi Mister Micawber,NeeRaj,
"We wanted to buy a necklace as a present for my mother, because her birthday was coming soon."
Should there be a comma before because? I guess that because is not a coordinating conjunction.
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