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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(a) His stall is opened / open every every morning.
(b) The cars stopped at the traffic light.
(c) The beekeeper is collecting from the honey combs.
(d) During the day time, they go swimming.
(e) When she reached the seaside, she saw many activities such as (a) volleyball match and (a) swimming contest. She joined the team and won the match.
(f) When they reached, they saw many children playing on the seaside.
(g) Last school holidays, they go / played parasailing.
Last school holidays, they planned for a picnic.
(h) The waiter is serving the food to the customers.
(a) His stall is opened / open every every morning.
(b) The cars stopped at the traffic light.
(c) The beekeeper is collecting from the honey combs.
(d) During the day time, they go swimming.
(e) When she reached the seaside, she saw many activities such as (a) volleyball match and (a) swimming contest. She joined the team and won the match.
(f) When they reached, they saw many children playing on the seaside.
(g) Last school holidays, they go / played parasailing.
Last school holidays, they planned for a picnic.
(h) The waiter is serving the food to the customers.
Top answer
Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) His stall is opened / open every every morning. Both are fine (b) The cars stopped at the traffic light. ok (c) The beekeeper is collecting from the honeycombs .
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) His stall is opened / open every every morning.
- Both are fine (b) The cars stopped at the traffic light.
- ok (c) The beekeeper is collecting from the honeycombs .
- ok (d) During the day time , they go swimming.
- (e) When she reached the seaside, she saw many activities such as a volleyball match and a swimming contest.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) His stall is opened / openeveryevery morning. Both are fine
(b) The cars stopped at the traffic light. ok
(c) The beekeeper is collecting from the honeycombs. ok
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Feebs11Vincent Teo
Can I say,
(a) His stall is opened / openeveryevery morning. Both are fine
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His stall isopened/ openeveryevery morning. ( The word 'opened' is not correctly used here.)
His stall is opened
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<<<His stall is opened / open every every morning. Both are fine>>>
Hi Feebs,
Please allow me to ask this question because I am curious. In your reply, you used "opened" passively as a verb and also used "open" as adjective. And I agree with your opinio
Hi Feebs,
Please allow me to ask this question because I am curious. In your reply, you used "opened" passively as a verb and also used "open" as adjective. And I agree with your opinio
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His stall is opened every morning > passive and quite normally used.
His stall is open every morning > descriptive and equally normally used.
His stall is open every morning > descriptive and equally normally used.
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Feebs11His stall is opened every morning > passive and quite normally used.
His stall is open every morning > descriptive and equally normally used.
Hi Feebs,
As I said, I understand how you see it. My question was about the correctness or the incorrectness of "His stall is opened
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(e) When she reached the seaside, she saw many activities such as a volleyball match and a swimming contest. She joined the voleyball team and won the match.
Is that correct?
Is that correct?
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Vincent Teo(e) When she reached the seaside, she saw many activities such as a volleyball match and a swimming contest. She joined the volleyball team and won the match.Yes, that's better, VT.
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His stall is opened every morning. ( The word 'opened' is, IMO, not correctly used because it is a verb.)
His stall is opened by the owner/ the owner's assistant, etc every morning. (This sentence is fine as there is a subject, the doer.)
Once his stall is opened by the owner, his stall is open. (here 'open' is an adjective
His stall is opened by the owner/ the owner's assistant, etc every morning. (This sentence is fine as there is a subject, the doer.)
Once his stall is opened by the owner, his stall is open. (here 'open' is an adjective
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Ah well, if that is how you want it, who am I to argue.
For me there is no problem - it is opened every day.
For me there is no problem - it is opened every day.
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Feebs11Ah well, if that is how you want it, who am I to argue.
For me there is no problem - it is o
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