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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Can I say,



(a) They do exercise.

(b) They lit (up) candles to flash (up) the room.

(c) The dog likes to stay near me.

(d) The power supply / electricity supply came back / resumed.

(e) The turtle is a slow animal.

(f) They queue to wait for a bus.

(g) They thanked Jenny to help their son.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) They do exercise. They take exercise OR They do exercises (b) They lit (up) candles to flash (up) the room. light (c) The dog likes to stay near me.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) They do exercise.
  • They take exercise OR They do exercises (b) They lit (up) candles to flash (up) the room.
  • light (c) The dog likes to stay near me.
  • (d) The power supply / electricity supply came back / resumed.
  • "came back on" (e) The turtle is a slow animal.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,



(a) They do exercise. They take exercise OR They do exercises


(b) They lit (up) candles to flash (up) the room. light


(c) The dog likes to stay near me.


(d) The power supply / electricity supp
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b) They lit candles to flash the room. ("flash" means to make it light)

Is that correct?
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No, 'flash' does not mean to make somewhere light.
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No - they lit the candles to light the room
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