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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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had gone too far away / They had gone away
Can I say,
A man who ride a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag all of a sudden. The man ran away after he snatched the handbag quickly.
When she shouted, the men in the shop went out to stop the thief, but they were too late. They had gone too far away / They had gone away.
A man who ride a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag all of a sudden. The man ran away after he snatched the handbag quickly.
When she shouted, the men in the shop went out to stop the thief, but they were too late. They had gone too far away / They had gone away.
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Hello Vincent, "All of a sudden" might be better at the beginning of the sentence. g. "A man riding a motorcycle".
- Hello Vincent, "All of a sudden" might be better at the beginning of the sentence.
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- "A man riding a motorcycle".
- "Quickly" doesn't quite work; "snatching" implies quickness.
- Probably the man would not "run away": he would use the motorbike to escape.
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Hello Vincent,
"All of a sudden" might be better at the beginning of the sentence.
"A man who ride" should be e.g. "A man riding a motorcycle".
"Quickly" doesn't quite work; "snatching" implies quickness.
Probably the man would not "run away": he would use the motorbike to escape.
For the last line, it is the thief, not the men in the shop, who is "far
"All of a sudden" might be better at the beginning of the sentence.
"A man who ride" should be e.g. "A man riding a motorcycle".
"Quickly" doesn't quite work; "snatching" implies quickness.
Probably the man would not "run away": he would use the motorbike to escape.
For the last line, it is the thief, not the men in the shop, who is "far
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Thanks. I try:
All of a sudden, a man who was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag . The man ran away after he snatched the handbag.
When she shouted, the men in the shop went out to stop the thief, but they were too late. The thief had gone too far away / The thief had gone away.
P/s: I'm not sure, why don't we say "ran away"? Although the thief was riding th
All of a sudden, a man who was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag . The man ran away after he snatched the handbag.
When she shouted, the men in the shop went out to stop the thief, but they were too late. The thief had gone too far away / The thief had gone away.
P/s: I'm not sure, why don't we say "ran away"? Although the thief was riding th
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Hello Vincent,
For the last line, simply "The thief was too far away" would be better.
"To run away" is only "to escape" where literal running is involved. But after committing a crime, you can "make your getaway" on a bike, in a car, etc.
Best wishes,
MrP
For the last line, simply "The thief was too far away" would be better.
"To run away" is only "to escape" where literal running is involved. But after committing a crime, you can "make your getaway" on a bike, in a car, etc.
Best wishes,
MrP
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