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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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Can I say,

(a) The snake is inside the coop.

(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky.

(c) She sneezed so she took out her handkerchief.
She sneezed and used a handkerchief to wipe it.
She sneezed and used a handkerchief to cover her nose.
She sneezed all day, so she used a handkerchief.

(d) She tried on newly-shoes.
She is trying to wear the shoes.

(e) A crowd of spectators is watching fireworks.
They enjoyed (watching) fireworks.

(f) The butterfly is sucking the honey in / from the flower.
  

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Vincent Teo (b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky. No, but you could say: The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into a building .

  • Vincent Teo (b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky.
  • No, but you could say: The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into a building .
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Vincent Teo(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky.
No, but you could say: The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into a building.
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Thanks. How about other sentences?
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) The snake is inside the coop. yes

(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky. When a plane takes off, it generally doesn't do anything else apart from fly into the sky, so it isn't needed in

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