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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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Can I Say,





(a) My grandfather is very healthy.

(b) She received an angpow from his parents.

(c) He climbed up to the peak (of the mountain)

(d) The solar fan that he won in the competition.

(e) He got the solar fan that he won from / in the competition.

(f) She sprays at / on the orchilds.

(g) This / There is the largest bridge in the world.
  

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f) If you speak about the plants you don't use any preposition Correct: She sprays the orchids g) depends on what you want to say. If you show a bridge to someone and pointing to it, you say this is... if you are describing a bridge, speaking about it and then want to say about its size you also say this is...

  • f) If you speak about the plants you don't use any preposition Correct: She sprays the orchids g) depends on what you want to say.
  • If you show a bridge to someone and pointing to it, you say this is...
  • if you are describing a bridge, speaking about it and then want to say about its size you also say this is...
  • BUT if you speak about some place, or the city where there is this bridge then you say There is the largest bridge.
  • g.
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f) If you speak about the plants you don't use any preposition
Correct: She sprays the orchids

g) depends on what you want to say. If you show a bridge to someone and pointing to it, you say this is...
if you are describing a bridge, speaking about it and then want to say about its size you also say this is...

BUT if you speak about some place, or the city where there is
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How about other sentences? Why can't we say, "sprayed at / on the plants"?
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Vincent Teo(a) My grandfather is very healthy. OK


(b) She received an angpow from his her parents. (I have no idea what an "angpow" is.)


(c) He climbed up to the peak (of the mountain) OK

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