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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Heavy rain

Can I say,

(a) The heavy rain happened for a few days.

(b) Last Sunday morning, Tuan Village had a heavy rain.

(c) Last Sunday morning, it was a rainy day.

(d) It was a heavy rain there.
  

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(a) The heavy rain happened for a few days. There was a heavy rain a few days ago. (b) Last Sunday morning, Tuan Village had a heavy rain.

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  • (a) The heavy rain happened for a few days.
  • There was a heavy rain a few days ago.
  • (b) Last Sunday morning, Tuan Village had a heavy rain.
  • Last Sunday there was a heavy rain in Tuan village .
  • (c) Last Sunday morning , it was a rainy day .
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(a) The heavy rain happened for a few days. There was a heavy rain a few days ago.


(b) Last Sunday morning, Tuan Village had a heavy rain. Last Sunday there was a heavy rain in Tuan village.

(c) Last Sunday morning, it was a rainy day
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(a) The heavy rain happened for a few days. There was a heavy rain a few days ago.

I think the second sentence is fine but has a different meaning than the original.

The first sentence sounds like there was heavy rain for a few (1,2,3?, several days).

The DURATION of the heavy rain was a few days.

The second sentence sounds like there was heavy rain (for an unsp
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Anonymous(a) The heavy rain happened for a few days. There was a heavy rain a few days ago.

I think the second sentence is fine but has a different meaning than the original.

I agree with you on this and in the other points you make.

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