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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Can I say,

(a) Ali waved with his father before his father left from the house.
(b)He arrived there at 8 o’clock later.
(c)The next day, she donates money to the beggar.
(d)They didn’t miss the chance to rest.
(e)The oil palm has many uses.
(f)He gives to his mother the fish. / He gives the fish to his mother.
  

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(a) Ali waved with his father before his father left from the house. (b)He arrived there at 8 o’clock later. (c)The next day, she donate d money to the beggar.

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  • (a) Ali waved with his father before his father left from the house.
  • (b)He arrived there at 8 o’clock later.
  • (c)The next day, she donate d money to the beggar.
  • gave the money to the beggar (d)They didn’t miss the chance to rest.
  • (e)The oil palm has many uses.
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(a) Ali waved with his father before his father left from the house.
(b)He arrived there at 8 o’clock later.
(c)The next day, she donated money to the beggar. gave the money to the beggar
(d)They didn’t miss the chance to rest.
(e)The oil palm has many uses.
(f)He gives
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Ali waved to his father. (But why would he wave before his father left the house?)
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Khoff, is it fine to say "waved at"? Any difference in meaning?
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Can I say,



  1. I waved goodbye to my father when he left home.



  2. I waved my hand to him when he left his home.


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KhoffAli waved to his father. (But why would he wave before his father left the house?)
He waved before his father wanted to leave. By the way, the sentence above is correct?
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,



  1. I waved goodbye to my father when he left home.



  2. I waved my hand to him when he left his home.


    3. 1 - Yes

    2 - If you say "I waved" it implies it was your hand unless you say otherwise. He waved the papers in front of my face, etc. Otherwise, "He waved" means his hand.
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Sentences 2 is incorrect?
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Vincent Teo
KhoffAli waved to his father. (But why would he wave before his father left the house?)
He waved before his father wanted to leave. By the way, the sentence above is correct?

How about the sentence above?
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Sentence 2 is not necessarily grammatically incorrect (although wave at is better than wave to) but it is highly unnatural and will sound very strange.

He waved before his father wanted to leave is correct. He waved to his father is correct. He waved at his father is also correct.
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Vincent, not I'm not sure which of the above sentences you're asking about.

Ali waved to his father. (correct.)

He waved before his father wanted to leave. (correct)

I waved my hand to him when he left his home.(This sentence is grammatically correct, but it sounds a little odd -- as Grammar Geek says, "my hand" is not necessary here.)

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