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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(a) I saw a motorcycle coming with / at a high speed.
(b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady.
(c) He was collided with an oncoming car.
(d) He was knocked down by a speeding car.
The car sped off. He lost control of his car.
(e) The tree (was) uprooted by the storm/ after (a) storm.
(f) There were many Indians people on Thaipusam day.
(g) The lorry knocked into the car.
(h) I heard a loud screech, followed by a deafening sound.
I heard a loud screeching sound, followed by a deafening sound.
(i) The medical teams / The paramedics from the ambulance carrying
the stretcher to the accident scene. They put the victims onto the
stretcher.
(a) I saw a motorcycle coming with / at a high speed.
(b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady.
(c) He was collided with an oncoming car.
(d) He was knocked down by a speeding car.
The car sped off. He lost control of his car.
(e) The tree (was) uprooted by the storm/ after (a) storm.
(f) There were many Indians people on Thaipusam day.
(g) The lorry knocked into the car.
(h) I heard a loud screech, followed by a deafening sound.
I heard a loud screeching sound, followed by a deafening sound.
(i) The medical teams / The paramedics from the ambulance carrying
the stretcher to the accident scene. They put the victims onto the
stretcher.
Top answer
(a) I saw a motorcycle coming with / at a high speed. (b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady. ok (c) He was collided with an oncoming car.
- (a) I saw a motorcycle coming with / at a high speed.
- (b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady.
- ok (c) He was collided with an oncoming car.
- not ok.
- 'was collided with' is not correct and we normally think of cars colliding with people, not the person colliding with the car.
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(a) I saw a motorcycle coming with / at a high speed.
(b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady. ok
(c) He was collided with an oncoming car. not ok. 'was collided with' is not correct and we normally think of cars colliding with people, not the person colliding with the car.
(d) He was knocked down by a speeding car. ok
(b) I saw a motorcycle speeding off towards the old lady. ok
(c) He was collided with an oncoming car. not ok. 'was collided with' is not correct and we normally think of cars colliding with people, not the person colliding with the car.
(d) He was knocked down by a speeding car. ok
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