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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Decorated the house with...

Can I say,

(a) He decorated their house with some decorations.

(b) He decorated their house with some pattens / stripers.
  

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Hi, Can I say, (a) He decorated their house with some decorations. The repetition makes this sentence sound foolish. (b) He decorated their house with some patterns / stripes .

— Clive

  • Hi, Can I say, (a) He decorated their house with some decorations.
  • The repetition makes this sentence sound foolish.
  • (b) He decorated their house with some patterns / stripes .
  • It's more common to say what the pattern or stripes were on, eg with patterned wallpaper/ with striped wallpaper.
  • You don't want to write a paragraph on this topic?
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Hi,

Can I say,


(a) He decorated their house with some decorations.

The repetition makes this sentence sound foolish.


(b) He decorated their house with some patterns / stripes.

It's more common to say what the pattern or stripes were on, eg with patterned wallpaper/ with striped wallpaper.

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