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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Huddled in the corner
Can I say,
After the rain had stopped, he was looking for his dog. It huddled in a corner of an empty house. The dog was frightened and its body was wet. Mr Lee called out its name and it followed him home happily.
After the rain had stopped, he was looking for his dog. It huddled in a corner of an empty house. The dog was frightened and its body was wet. Mr Lee called out its name and it followed him home happily.
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I've always taken "huddled" to describe a group of individuals, as in the huddle preceding each play in American football. However, I note my Am. Htg.
- I've always taken "huddled" to describe a group of individuals, as in the huddle preceding each play in American football.
- However, I note my Am.
- Htg.
- also lists the meaning of a single individual.
- So you're okay.
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I've always taken "huddled" to describe a group of individuals, as in the huddle preceding each play in American football. However, I note my Am. Htg. also lists the meaning of a single individual. So you're okay.
Re the narrative, it would be natural to say, "He was looking etc. - He found etc."
Re the narrative, it would be natural to say, "He was looking etc. - He found etc."
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Also, it's a little unusual to me to use the continuous tense after the perfect.
I'd probably say, "After the rain had stopped, he began looking etc." Actually, when you use a word like "after," you don't really need the perfect tense, because the time sequence is made clear by the words themselves. However, it's not wrong, I don't believe.
That is,
Also, it's a little unusual to me to use the continuous tense after the perfect.
I'd probably say, "After the rain had stopped, he began looking etc." Actually, when you use a word like "after," you don't really need the perfect tense, because the time sequence is made clear by the words themselves. However, it's not wrong, I don't believe.
That is,
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How about the other sentences?
It huddled in a corner of an empty house. The dog was frightened and its body was wet. Mr Lee called out its name and it followed him home happily.
Are there correct?
It huddled in a corner of an empty house. The dog was frightened and its body was wet. Mr Lee called out its name and it followed him home happily.
Are there correct?
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