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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Can I say

  1. Trees shed leaves in autumn.



    1. Glass breaks easily all the time.



    2. He is trying on the new pair of shoes.



    3. The ball is rolling down the slope.



    4. She vacuums (in) the living room daily.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say Trees shed leaves in autumn. Glass breaks easily all the time. [glass always breaks easily] might be better wording = your choice He is trying on the new pair of shoes.

— Philip

  • Vincent Teo Can I say Trees shed leaves in autumn.
  • Glass breaks easily all the time.
  • [glass always breaks easily] might be better wording = your choice He is trying on the new pair of shoes.
  • The ball is rolling down the slope.
  • She vacuums (in) the living room daily.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say

  1. Trees shed leaves in autumn.



    1. Glass breaks easily all the time. [glass always breaks easily] might be better wording = your choice



    2. He is trying on the new pair of shoes.



    3. The ball is rolling down the slope.



    4. S
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Which is the best answer?

(d) She vacuums the living room daily. /

She vacuums in the living room daily.
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Vincent TeoWhich is the best answer?

(d) She vacuums the living room daily. /

She vacuums in the living room daily.
Either is fine.
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I actually have a strong preference for omitting the "in." Without it, she vacs the whole room; with it, it seems like she's somehow not doing the whole room - she's just performing the activity of vaccuuming, and it's taking place in the living room. But maybe that's just me.

As Philip wrote in his comment, "every day" is more common than "daily" -- at least in the U.S.
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I agree with Grammar Geek -- if you want it to be clear that she vacuums the whole room, leave out "in."
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