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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Fruit cake
Can I say,
(a) SHe is baking a fruit / fruits cake.
(b) Ali ad his family is / are preparing dinner.
(a) SHe is baking a fruit / fruits cake.
(b) Ali ad his family is / are preparing dinner.
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You can say: She is baking a fruit cake. ('fruit' is an adjective) Ali and his family are preparing dinner. ) Also, it generally sounds more natural to say: Ali and his family are making dinner.
- You can say: She is baking a fruit cake.
- ('fruit' is an adjective) Ali and his family are preparing dinner.
- ) Also, it generally sounds more natural to say: Ali and his family are making dinner.
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You can say:
She is baking a fruit cake. ('fruit' is an adjective)
Ali and his family are preparing dinner. (You are referring to several people, so you must use 'are'.)
Also, it generally sounds more natural to say:
Ali and his family are making dinner.
She is baking a fruit cake. ('fruit' is an adjective)
Ali and his family are preparing dinner. (You are referring to several people, so you must use 'are'.)
Also, it generally sounds more natural to say:
Ali and his family are making dinner.
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