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Stevenukd Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

For her new convertible

- Mary wants to celebrate / throw a housewarming party this weekend.
- Mary wants to throw a small party for her new convertible with her friends.

- Are these two sentences grammatical?

Thanks so much to Teachers,

Stevenukd
  

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Grammatical? Yes. However, only "Mary wants to throw [or hold or have] a housewarming party this weekend" is logical.

— BarbaraPA

  • Grammatical?
  • Yes.
  • However, only "Mary wants to throw [or hold or have] a housewarming party this weekend" is logical.
  • Mary wants to celebrate the purchase of/moving into her new house this weekend.
  • I may throw a party for my daughter, my husband, or even (if I were a little girl) my dolly, but I've never herad of anyone throwing a party for her car.
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Grammatical? Yes. However, only "Mary wants to throw [or hold or have] a housewarming party this weekend" is logical.

Mary wants to celebrate the purchase of/moving into her new house this weekend.

I may throw a party for my daughter, my husband, or even (if I were a little girl) my dolly, but I've never herad of anyone throwing a party for her car.
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