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Dib Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Difference between "take it/something up" and take it/something
Dear teachers
Could you please tell me the difference between "take it/Something up" and "take it/something" in this context:
So are most Alsatians fluent in the standard German? Or do they just take it up at school only to forget the language later in life?
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So are most Alsatians fluent in the standard German? Or do they just take it at school only to forget the language later in life?
Also would the sentences retain the exact same meaning if I replace "It" with "German"?
Could you please tell me the difference between "take it/Something up" and "take it/something" in this context:
So are most Alsatians fluent in the standard German? Or do they just take it up at school only to forget the language later in life?
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So are most Alsatians fluent in the standard German? Or do they just take it at school only to forget the language later in life?
Also would the sentences retain the exact same meaning if I replace "It" with "German"?
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Dib take it up = begin studying it Dib take it = study it Dib Also would the sentences retain the exact same meaning if I replace "It" with "German"? Yes, but they would not be native sentences anymore.
- Dib take it up = begin studying it Dib take it = study it Dib Also would the sentences retain the exact same meaning if I replace "It" with "German"?
- Yes, but they would not be native sentences anymore.
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Dibtake it up= begin studying it
Dibtake it= study it
DibAlso would the sentences retain the exact same meaning if I replace "It" with "German"?Yes, but they would not be native sentences anymore.
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Thank you, sir!
Please link up a site/page that explains what "Native sentences" are. I have already googled it but I couldn't find anything relevant. Or alternately would you be kind enough to tell me what a native sentence is, sir?
Please link up a site/page that explains what "Native sentences" are. I have already googled it but I couldn't find anything relevant. Or alternately would you be kind enough to tell me what a native sentence is, sir?
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DibPlease link up a site/page that explains what "Native sentences" are.There is no such page to my knowledge. A native sentence is one that a native speaker would most likely use, over the various grammatically-correct sentences that can be composed with the same meaning.
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