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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
grow / grew
Can I say,
(a) He spends lots of time looking after the plants he grows / grew. Later on, he sprinkles some fertilizer on the plants.
(a) He spends lots of time looking after the plants he grows / grew. Later on, he sprinkles some fertilizer on the plants.
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(a) He spends lots of time looking after the plants he grows / grew . Later on he sprinkles some fertilizer on the plants. 'Later on' does not work well in combination with the first sentence.
- (a) He spends lots of time looking after the plants he grows / grew .
- Later on he sprinkles some fertilizer on the plants.
- 'Later on' does not work well in combination with the first sentence.
- Sprinkling fertilizer on the plants would be included as part of 'looking after the plants', but 'later on' suggests a separate activity.
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(a) He spends lots of time looking after the plants he grows / grew. Later on he sprinkles some fertilizer on the plants.
'Later on' does not work well in combination with the first sentence. Sprinkling fertilizer on the plants would be included as part of 'l
'Later on' does not work well in combination with the first sentence. Sprinkling fertilizer on the plants would be included as part of 'l
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The plants start to grow quickly and beautifully. I don't really like beautifully here - perhaps someone else can explain why it doesn't fit. Do you want to say that their growth was beautiful? Or that the plants themselves were beautiful.
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so, can I say,
(a) The plants start to grow fast. ( I think "fast" can be accepted.)
(a) The plants start to grow fast. ( I think "fast" can be accepted.)
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Fast is okay, but I prefer quickly.
Potatoes is plural, so make sure you use the plural form of the verb, have.
Potatoes is plural, so make sure you use the plural form of the verb, have.
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