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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) He bathed for the cat. 02br
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00 He bathed with the cat.02br
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00(b) We celebrated every Vicky's birthday.02br
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00(c) They both like stamp collecting. 02br
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00(d) They ride bicycles / motorcycles / cars / bus to work. 0-
  

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0(a) He bathed for the cat. no02br 02br 00 He bathed with the cat. (We've pointed out elsewhere that 'with' means that you and someone/something else are both doing something.

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  • 0(a) He bathed for the cat.
  • no02br 02br 00 He bathed with the cat.
  • (We've pointed out elsewhere that 'with' means that you and someone/something else are both doing something.
  • )02br 02br 00He bathed the cat.
  • 02br 02br 00(b) We celebrated every Vicky's birthday.
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0(a) He bathed for the cat. no02br
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00 He bathed with the cat. unlikely.(We've pointed out elsewhere that 'with' means that you and someone/something else are both doing something. This would mean that you and the cat are in the bath together.)02br
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00He bathed the cat. 02br
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00(b) We celebrated every Vicky's birthday. n
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0I'm not very clear about it as below:02br
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00c) They both like stamp collecting. ( Same with " They both like collecting stamp." ?)02br
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00(d) They ride bicycles / motorcycles / cars to work. 02br
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00 Which one is wrong? Mind to explain? why can we use the combination above? 0-
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0c) 'stamp collecting' is the name of the hobby, which is why it is inverted. If you want to re-phrase it, you have to say 'They both like collecting stamp00s00'.02br
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00d) You ride a bicycle or motorbike. You drive a car.0-
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