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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(1) She is opening the pineapple can.
(2) They practise for the competition.
(3) They went for a shopping to buy furniture.
(4) His grandfather is smilling for happiness.
(5) He heard a bud thunder just now.
(1) She is opening the pineapple can.
(2) They practise for the competition.
(3) They went for a shopping to buy furniture.
(4) His grandfather is smilling for happiness.
(5) He heard a bud thunder just now.
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(1) She is opening the can of pineapple. (2) They are practising for the competition. (3) They went shopping to buy furniture.
- (1) She is opening the can of pineapple.
- (2) They are practising for the competition.
- (3) They went shopping to buy furniture.
- (4) His grandfather is smiling with joy.
- (5) He heard loud thunder just now.
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(1) She is opening the can of pineapple.
(2) They are practising for the competition.
(3) They went shopping to buy furniture.
(4) His grandfather is smiling with joy.
(5) He heard loud thunder just now.
(2) They are practising for the competition.
(3) They went shopping to buy furniture.
(4) His grandfather is smiling with joy.
(5) He heard loud thunder just now.
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1. ...a can of pineapple
2. [or are practising]
3. went shopping for furniture [going shopping implies buying]
4. smiling because of happiness [smiling from happiness]
5. in the US we refer to a clap of thunder
2. [or are practising]
3. went shopping for furniture [going shopping implies buying]
4. smiling because of happiness [smiling from happiness]
5. in the US we refer to a clap of thunder
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Thunder, itself, is not countable. I would say either "some thunder" or "a clap of thunder".
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