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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

donated it / them to

Can I say,

(a) After collecting the money, they donated to the orphanage.
(b) After collecting the money, they donated it / them to the orphanage.
(c) They decided to help the pity orphans to raise fund with their friends and teachers.
(d) They praised Ali for his kind-hearted.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) After collecting the money, they donated to the orphanage. - After collecting the money, they donated it to the orphanage. (b) After collecting the money, they donated it / them to the orphanage.

— Optilang

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) After collecting the money, they donated to the orphanage.
  • - After collecting the money, they donated it to the orphanage.
  • (b) After collecting the money, they donated it / them to the orphanage.
  • - See above .
  • (c) They decided to help the pity orphans to raise fund with their friends and teachers.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) After collecting the money, they donated to the orphanage. - After collecting the money, they donated it to the orphanage.
(b) After collecting the money, they donated it / them to the orphanage. - See above.
(c) They decided to help the pity orphans to raise fund with their friends and teachers. - The
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optilangThey decided to help the poor orphans raise funds with their friends and teachers.
This sentence is grammatically correct but it has given rise to ambiguity. The 'friends and teachers' belong to whom - the 'They' or the 'poor orphans'?
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optilangThey decided to help the poor orphans raise funds with their friends and teachers.
This sentence is grammatically correct but it has given rise to ambiguity. The 'friends and teachers' belong to whom - the 'They' or the 'poor orphans'?

I agree with you, but I cann
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