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OrcaDeen Posted 18 years ago
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Does it sound English?!

0Hi again 05002br
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00I want to inquire about a confusing thing02br
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00If the following order of actions happened in a story:02br
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00( a woman rose from her bed, then went to her kids' bed ,then kissed them one after the other, then packed some clothes then opened the door, and finally stepped outwards to the darkness)02br
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00So,does the following sentences express the same idea in a good Englih or not:02br
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00"01b00 00 02b00One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'. Kissing them one after the other, she packed some of their close-fitting clothes, then opened the door and stepped outwards to the darkness."02br
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01font00And, of course,Thank you in advance02font010id1
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00If the following order of actions happened in a story:02font 02br 02br 01font 00( a woman rose from her bed, then went to her kids' bed ,then kissed them one after the other, then packed some clothes then opened the door, and finally stepped outwards to the darkness)02font 02br 02br 01font 00So,does the following sentences express the same idea in a good Englih or not:02font 02br 02br 00"01b 00One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'. "02b 02br 02br 00 01i 00_____________________________02i 02br 02br 00Generally speaking, this is not bad, but it sounds a little like the kissing and the packing were done at the same time. 02br 02br 02br 01b 00"00One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'.

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00If the following order of actions happened in a story:02font 02br 02br 01font 00( a woman rose from her bed, then went to her kids' bed ,then kissed them one after the other, then packed some clothes then opened the door, and finally stepped outwards to the darkness)02font 02br 02br 01font 00So,does the following sentences express the same idea in a good Englih or not:02font 02br 02br 00"01b 00One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'.
  • "02b 02br 02br 00 01i 00_____________________________02i 02br 02br 00Generally speaking, this is not bad, but it sounds a little like the kissing and the packing were done at the same time.
  • 02br 02br 02br 01b 00"00One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'.
  • "02b 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 00 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00If the following order of actions happened in a story:02font02br
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01font00( a woman rose from her bed, then went to her kids' bed ,then kissed them one after the other, then packed some clothes then opened the door, and finally stepped outwards to the darkness)02fon
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01cite10OrcaDeen12cite10One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids'. Kissing them one after the other, she packed some of their close-fitting clothes, then opened the door and stepped outwards to the darkness."12blockquote
10One night, she rose from her bed and went to the kids' 01span
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0I can never argue about this one02br
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00It's perfect and conveys the meaning02br
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00Thanks a million0-

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