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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Can I say,

(a) On that day, they hurt in the accident.

(b) The car driver collided with the lorry driver.

(c) The car collided with / against / into the lorry.

(d) The nurse is taking / using the thermometer to measure my temperature.

(e) They are playing with the ball.

They are playing with the hoops / playing the hoops.

(f) He is looking at the map when he is in the city.

(g) The man is having a badly hurt.
  

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Vincent Teo (a) On that day, they got hurt in the accident. (b) The car driver collided with the lorry driver. (c) The car collided with / against / into the lorry.

  • Vincent Teo (a) On that day, they got hurt in the accident.
  • (b) The car driver collided with the lorry driver.
  • (c) The car collided with / against / into the lorry.
  • (d) The nurse took the thermometer to take my temperature / using the thermometer to measure my temperature.
  • (e) They are playing with the ball.
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Vincent Teo(a) On that day, they got hurt in the accident.

(b) The car driver collided with the lorry driver.

(c) The car collided with / against / into the lorry.

(d) The nurse took the thermometer to take my temperature/ using the thermometer to measure my temperature.
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(d) The nurse took the thermometer to measure my temperature. (Is that correct?)
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Yes, but the natural way to say is is 'the nurse used the thermometer to take my temperature'.

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