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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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did not steal

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00The thief was arrested by the police. The owner was happy because his car did not steal by the thief. 02br
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00He thanked the police to help him to arrest the thief and John called the police. 0-
  

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0"His car was not stolen by the thief" would be okay0-

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0"His car was not stolen by the thief" would be okay0-
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0How about this sentence?02br
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00He thanked the police for helping him to arrest the thief and John called the police. 0-
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0 It makes no sense. Put some order in your thinking and the way you articulate things. 02br
00This makes sense:02br
01i00He thanked the police for helping him to arrest the thief.02i02br
00What you're adding later on makes no logic, there's no clear reason why are you adding that. Nor it is clear if "he" and "John" are the same. The part af
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0Hi Vincent, do you remember what the native speakers told you about thanking the police?02br
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00If I remember correctly, 02br
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00You thank the police for arresting a thief (This is correct)02br
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00You thank the police for helping you arrest someone (Incorrect. It means you arrested the person with the police's help.)02br
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