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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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enjoy the circus

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) They enjoyed the circus.02br
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00(b) They enjoyed in the circus.02br
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00(c) They enjoyed watching the circus show.02br
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00(d) They enjoyed watching in the circus in the stadium. 0-
  

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0b/d. You don't watch 'in' things. You don't watch in the TV. You don't watch in the football match. You don't watch in the circus. You personally are not in the circus display.02br
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00You might watch/enjoy something else that is in the circus. I enjoyed the elephants in the circus. 02br
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00or you could enjoy 01b00being02b00
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Why can't we use (b)? shall I know the reason?12blockquote
10In addition to what Nona said, 'enjoy' needs an object. It can also be used as a reflexive verb: 'They enjoyed 01u00themselves02u00 in/at the circus'.0-
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0If I say,02br
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00(A) We enjoyed ourselves in / at the circus.02br
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00(b) We enjoyed the circus show performed / performing. 0-
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0 A) We enjoyed ourselves01b00 at02b00 the circus.02br
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00(b) We enjoyed the circus show performance.0-
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0A) We enjoyed ourselves01b00 in02b00 the circus. 02br
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00If I use "in", that means "we are the performers doing tricks in the circus"?02br
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00Am I right? 0-
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0 yes, but it might not be that clear. We enjoyed performing in the circus makes it clearer.. or it could be someone who doesn't perform but works for the circus in some other way. "We enjoyed our days in the circus, putting up the tents, driving the trucks and selling the tickets." 0-
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0If I say,02br
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00(A) I enjoyed the performance in the circus. 0-
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0 How about sentence above? 0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can I say,12br
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10(a) They enjoyed the circus.12br
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10(b) They enjoyed in the circus.12br
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10(c) They enjoyed watching the circus show.12br
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10(d) They enjoyed watching in the circus in the stadium. 12br
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