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Can I say,(i) The old man gave John a seed. John took it home and planted it behind the backyard. The next day, the tree grew /became bigger. (ii) A golden tree appeared behind John's backyard.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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(i) The old man gave John a seed. John took it home and planted it in the backyard. The next day, the seed sprouted.

(ii) A golden tree appeared in John's backyard.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Vincent TeoCan I say,

(i) The old man gave John a seed. John took it home and planted it behind the backyard. The next day, the tree grew /became bigger.

How could a seed planted today grow into a tree the next day?

Tanit · Answer

Yoong LiatHow could a seed planted today grow into a tree the next day?

Hi,

Everything can happen in a fairy tale. Vincent's recent posts about mangoes and seeds remind me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk#Plot_summary".

Yoong Liat · Answer

Thanks, Tanit. Why do I always see queries from a grammatical point of view? <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/9.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/9.gif' alt='Emotion: crying'/>

Tanit · Answer

Hi,

Yoong LiatWhy do I always see queries from a grammatical point of view?

Dunno.

If it were not a fairy tale, I guess the problem here

The old man gave John a seed. John took it home and planted it behind the backyard. The next day, the tree grew /became bigger.

would have to do with semantics, rather than grammar.

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