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Soprano Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
How often? All the days.... and more
Hello, can you please help me?
1) Can we say "the hotel was elegant"? I don´t know if we can use the word "elegant " for a hotel.
2) Possessive case: Is it ok in this case to write "The house of Paul´s grandmother"? Or should we write "Paul´s grandmother´s house"??
3) When this question was asked "How often did you go to the beach?" Many of my students answered: I went to the beach all the days. Should I consider "all the days" wrong? Is it the same "everyday" here?
Thank you very much in advance!
Soprano
1) Can we say "the hotel was elegant"? I don´t know if we can use the word "elegant " for a hotel.
2) Possessive case: Is it ok in this case to write "The house of Paul´s grandmother"? Or should we write "Paul´s grandmother´s house"??
3) When this question was asked "How often did you go to the beach?" Many of my students answered: I went to the beach all the days. Should I consider "all the days" wrong? Is it the same "everyday" here?
Thank you very much in advance!
Soprano
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1. Elegant is fine about a hotel. 2.
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- Elegant is fine about a hotel.
- 2.
- I much prefer Paul's grandmother's house even though the first sentence is also acceptable.
- Note that we don't normally say the house of Paul's , though.
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1. Elegant is fine about a hotel.
2. I much prefer Paul's grandmother's house even though the first sentence is also acceptable. Note that we don't normally say the house of Paul's, though.
3. All the days is not good here. Theoretically, you could say on all the days, but I don't think many natives would say that instead of every day,
2. I much prefer Paul's grandmother's house even though the first sentence is also acceptable. Note that we don't normally say the house of Paul's, though.
3. All the days is not good here. Theoretically, you could say on all the days, but I don't think many natives would say that instead of every day,
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Completely understood! GREAT !!!! Thank you very much for your help. I REALLY appreciate it!
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The hotel was elegant. -- Perfect.
Paul's grandmother's house. -- Perfect.
The house of Paul's grandmother. -- ??? -- Understandable. Not idiomatic.
I went to the beach all the days. -- NO!!!
I went to the beach every day. -- Fine. (every day is two words, not one)
CJ
Paul's grandmother's house. -- Perfect.
The house of Paul's grandmother. -- ??? -- Understandable. Not idiomatic.
I went to the beach all the days. -- NO!!!
I went to the beach every day. -- Fine. (every day is two words, not one)
CJ
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