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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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(a) He chose a shady spot tree to rest under a big tree.
(b) He was screaming for help.
He was screaming loudy for help.
They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
(c) He saw a boy struggling in / on the sea / water. He rushed towards and plunged / dived into the sea to save the boy.
(d) He succeed to save the struggling boy. The boy started to revive. He had a cramp.
Luckily, he did not hurt.
(e) John and his friends, Ming and Lin, went to have a picnic.
(b) He was screaming for help.
He was screaming loudy for help.
They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
(c) He saw a boy struggling in / on the sea / water. He rushed towards and plunged / dived into the sea to save the boy.
(d) He succeed to save the struggling boy. The boy started to revive. He had a cramp.
Luckily, he did not hurt.
(e) John and his friends, Ming and Lin, went to have a picnic.
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Vincent Teo (a) He chose a shady spot tree to rest under a big tree. (okay) (b) He was screaming for help. (okay) He was screaming loudl y for help.
- Vincent Teo (a) He chose a shady spot tree to rest under a big tree.
- (okay) (b) He was screaming for help.
- (okay) He was screaming loudl y for help.
- They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
- (c) He saw a boy struggling in / on the sea / water.
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Vincent Teo(a) He chose a shady spot tree to rest under a big tree. (okay)
(b) He was screaming for help. (okay)
He was screaming loudly for help.
They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
(c) He saw a boy struggling in / on
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PaulioIt should be succeed in.But why?
I thought after the word 'be', words following i00
Spectacled-GirlVincent Teo
(b) They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
(sorry, I found "a loud screech" can be used for sound. Am I right?)
(c) He saw a boy struggling in the sea . (Why can't I say, "in the sea"?)
He rushed towards and
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Spectacled Girl, you are right, I meant that succeed is followed by 'in', then I saw your correction to be correct.
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Vincent TeoSpectacled-GirlVincent Teo(b) They heard a loud screech / scream (coming) from the sea.
(sorry, I found "a loud screech" can be used for sound. Am I right?) It can, but in this context sc
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He chose a shady spot tree to rest under a big tree.
This is probably just a typo, but no one else has commented on it, so I though I should point it out. You have too many trees in this sentence. It could be:
He chose a shady tree to rest under.
or
He chose a shady spot to rest in, under a big tree.
This is probably just a typo, but no one else has commented on it, so I though I should point it out. You have too many trees in this sentence. It could be:
He chose a shady tree to rest under.
or
He chose a shady spot to rest in, under a big tree.
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