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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Fall To

1 "He fell to work in the backyard."
2 "He fell to working in the backyard."
3 "He fell to work working in the backyard."
4 "He fell to mopping the floor."
5 "He fell to cleaning the room."
6 "He fell to guard duty."
7 "He fell to doing guard duty."

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Hi, None of these are completely wrong. But in my experience you could live for years in an English -speaking environment and not hear 'he fell to . .

  • Hi, None of these are completely wrong.
  • But in my experience you could live for years in an English -speaking environment and not hear 'he fell to .
  • .
  • ' It's a very literary wording, in my opinion.
  • Cliver
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Hi,

None of these are completely wrong. But in my experience you could live for years in an English -speaking environment and not hear 'he fell to . . . '
It's a very literary wording, in my opinion.

Cliver

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