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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

How to use "train"

Hi dear all,

I was wondering if "train sb in sth" is correct.
For example, if I wanna say that I taught my team about how to play soccer, can I use"I trained my team in soccer (playing)"? Or is there a better way to say this?

Thanks a lot!

Eric
  

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It is grammatically correct, but you would not use it that way. It is more about teaching a specific skill, such as maybe a type of kick, or how to play the guitar, or ballet. "Soccer" is too general.

— Ramonajk

  • It is grammatically correct, but you would not use it that way.
  • It is more about teaching a specific skill, such as maybe a type of kick, or how to play the guitar, or ballet.
  • "Soccer" is too general.
  • You would "train" someone in a more specialized skill.
  • It depends on the situation, but if you are specifically talking about teaching someone how to play soccer, you would use "taught" just like you do in your question.
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It is grammatically correct, but you would not use it that way. It is more about teaching a specific skill, such as maybe a type of kick, or how to play the guitar, or ballet. "Soccer" is too general. You would "train" someone in a more specialized skill.

It depends on the situation, but if you are specifically talking about teaching someone how to play soccer, you would use "taugh
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