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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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Heard a doorbell

Can I say,

(a) One day, Mrs Lim had heard that someone was ringing her doorbell.

(b) She heard a / some doorbell.

(c) She heard a doorbell "Ding Dong"

(d) She heard a sound like a doorbell.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) One day, Mrs Lim had heard that someone was ringing her doorbell. (b) She heard a / some the doorbell. (c) She heard a doorbell go "Ding Dong" (d) She heard a sound like a doorbell.

— Philip

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) One day, Mrs Lim had heard that someone was ringing her doorbell.
  • (b) She heard a / some the doorbell.
  • (c) She heard a doorbell go "Ding Dong" (d) She heard a sound like a doorbell.
  • We can assume the doorbell, as it is probably her own rather than an unknown one.
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Vincent TeoCan I say, (a) One day, Mrs Lim had heard that someone was ringing her doorbell.

(b) She heard a / some the doorbell.

(c) She heard a doorbell go "Ding Dong"

(d) She heard a sound like a doorbell. We can assume the doorbell, as it is probably her own rather than an un
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