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X.mehrdad Posted 21 years ago
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Is there anything wrong with this:
Hello,
I have some doubts about the structure of the following sentence, would you mind telling me if there is anything wrong:'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into sand castles melting into the sea, and ebbing away by the flow of a smooth tide.'
Thank you
I have some doubts about the structure of the following sentence, would you mind telling me if there is anything wrong:'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into sand castles melting into the sea, and ebbing away by the flow of a smooth tide.'
Thank you
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Hello, XM, I'd say: "... "
- Hello, XM, I'd say: "...
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Hello, XM,
I'd say: "... and ebbing away with the flow of a smooth tide."
I'd say: "... and ebbing away with the flow of a smooth tide."
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Hello pieanne
You are right, there is something wrong with that, but I think it should be 'ebbed away by'.
Thank you
You are right, there is something wrong with that, but I think it should be 'ebbed away by'.
Thank you
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Cher ami!
'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into sand castles melting into the sea, and ebbing away by the flow of a smooth tide.'
I checked "ebb", it's not transitive, so you can't use it in the passive voice, so "*ebbed by" isn't correct.
'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into sand castles melting into the sea, and ebbing away by the flow of a smooth tide.'
I checked "ebb", it's not transitive, so you can't use it in the passive voice, so "*ebbed by" isn't correct.
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Are you sure pieanne, the phrsal verb 'ebb away' is not neither transitive?
" un grand merci"
" un grand merci"
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Hello again pianne,
I know that I am a headache, but would you mind to take a look at the final cut:
'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into the sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbed away with the flow back of a smooth tide.'
"Tu es formidable"
I know that I am a headache, but would you mind to take a look at the final cut:
'I saw all that splendid architecture turned into the sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbed away with the flow back of a smooth tide.'
"Tu es formidable"
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Let me try:
"I saw all that splendid architecture turned /have you considered "'turn'?/into sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbed away with the backflow of a smooth tide"
You could also use -ing forms everywhere:
"... turning int sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbing away with the backflow of a smooth tide"
(the flow back doesn't make sense to m
"I saw all that splendid architecture turned /have you considered "'turn'?/into sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbed away with the backflow of a smooth tide"
You could also use -ing forms everywhere:
"... turning int sand castles, melting into the sea, and ebbing away with the backflow of a smooth tide"
(the flow back doesn't make sense to m
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Hello piean,
You are right about the flow back, and first one looks pretty good with"turn". Thank you
You are right about the flow back, and first one looks pretty good with"turn". Thank you
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