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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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cut into 3 pieces [each]
0 Cut the apples into 3 equal pieces [each] 02 br
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00 Is 'each' required? Or would you rephrase it as follows: 02 br
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00 Cut each of the apples into 3 equal pieces. 02 br
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00 Is 'each' required? Or would you rephrase it as follows: 02 br
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00 Cut each of the apples into 3 equal pieces. 02 br
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1 i 00 Cut each of the apples into 3 equal pieces 02 i 00 is very clear. I prefer this. 0-
- 1 i 00 Cut each of the apples into 3 equal pieces 02 i 00 is very clear.
- I prefer this.
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1 i 00 Cut each of the apples into 3 equal pieces 02 i 00 is very clear. I prefer this. I was a but puzzled as to what the "[each]" referred to - the pieces or the apples. 0-
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0 This may not be important but it's something I do say and I hope natives say that too. Would native speakers say, "cut the apples/oranges/anything into 3 pieces" to mean "cut each one of them into 3 pieces"? 0-
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0 Yes. (That's why that "[each]" stuck out there was a bit odd. 0-
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