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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Demonstrated / showed
Can I say,
During the competition, I brought the volcano to the exhibition. I demonstrated and showed it to / for the judges. They were very satisfied with/ for my work. My hardwork was paid off.
During the competition, I brought the volcano to the exhibition. I demonstrated and showed it to / for the judges. They were very satisfied with/ for my work. My hardwork was paid off.
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" ( Demonstrate sounds like something happened, like you made the lava erupt. th. o".
- " ( Demonstrate sounds like something happened, like you made the lava erupt.
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- They were very satisfied with my work.
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I like "I demonstrated it to the judges." (Demonstrate sounds like something happened, like you made the lava erupt. Show sounds like they viewed it, but there was no activity.)
You can also say demonstrated it for the judges, but my North American ear likes "demonstrate s.th. to s.o".
They were very satisfied with
You can also say demonstrated it for the judges, but my North American ear likes "demonstrate s.th. to s.o".
They were very satisfied with
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