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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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Can I say,

(a) Alis’s mother bought 1 kilogram of fish with the fishmonger.

(b) The box is smaller than the table.

(c) They are watching (the / a ) movie. (if a picture shows the people watching TV)

(d) I gave a present to you.

(e) This / That / The uncle is a dentist.

(f) There is a milk bottle.

(g) Suddenly the lift on the 5th floor was stopped.

(i) The cat is on the house roof / on the top of the house roof.
  

Top answer

(a) Alis’s mother bought 1 kilogram of fish from the fishmonger (b) The box is smaller than the table. Okay (c) They are watching (the / a ) movie. (if a picture shows the people watching TV) Use "a" unless you already know which movie.

  • (a) Alis’s mother bought 1 kilogram of fish from the fishmonger (b) The box is smaller than the table.
  • Okay (c) They are watching (the / a ) movie.
  • (if a picture shows the people watching TV) Use "a" unless you already know which movie.
  • (d) I gave a present to you.
  • Okay (e) This / That / The uncle is a dentist.
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(a) Alis’s mother bought 1 kilogram of fish from the fishmonger

(b) The box is smaller than the table. Okay

(c) They are watching (the / a ) movie. (if a picture shows the people watching TV) Use "a" unless you already know which movie.

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I got a question.

(c) They are watching a movie.

(if a picture shows the people watching TV)

Is that correct if the people watch the movie through TV?

Can I say,

(a) They are watching a movie.

(b) The are watching a movie through TV.
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They are watching a movie. ok (even on the TV)

They are watching a movie on the TV. ok

They are watching a movie through TV. not ok.

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