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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
grammar relating to "advice"
Hi all
I am wondering if those following questions are possible
1. YOu should spend some time to study English
2. You should spend some time for studying English.
3. You should spend talking time with your parents.
I am wondering if those following questions are possible
1. YOu should spend some time to study English
2. You should spend some time for studying English.
3. You should spend talking time with your parents.
Top answer
Only #3 is good grammar.
- Only #3 is good grammar.
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Mister Micawber, I really appreciate your reply. As I was checking my students' answers for the midterm exam, I was so confused as a non-native teacher. I was thinking whether I should give them(#1,#2) a part of scores. Could you explain more about the reason why #1 and #2 are ungrammatical?
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Anonymous1. YOu should spend some time to study English'spend time to' + infinitive is not a native English collocation.
Anonymous2. You should spend some time for studying English'spend time for' + '-ing' participle is not a native English collocation.
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