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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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0 I wrote this in another forum. Instead of gettin my answer I got slammed for improper grammar. Here is the question I wrote: I be able to rent a house or apartment 01 b 00 for my wife and I 02 b 00 , or will I have to live in a barracks? 0-
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0 You left off the first word 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 . Also, it's 01 i 00 for me 02 i 00 , so it's also 01 i 00 for my wife and me 02 i 00 . It doesn't matter that the words 01 i 00 my wife and 02 i 00 come between.
- 0 You left off the first word 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 .
- Also, it's 01 i 00 for me 02 i 00 , so it's also 01 i 00 for my wife and me 02 i 00 .
- It doesn't matter that the words 01 i 00 my wife and 02 i 00 come between.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 CJ 0-
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0 You left off the first word 01 i 00 will 02 i 00 . Also, it's 01 i 00 for me 02 i 00 , so it's also 01 i 00 for my wife and me 02 i 00 . It doesn't matter that the words 01 i 00 my wife and 02 i 00 come between. So you need: 02 br
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01 i 00 Will I be able to rent a house or apartment for my wife and me
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01 i 00 Will I be able to rent a house or apartment for my wife and me
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0 Oh, I copied and then pasted it. I must have missed the will. Okay, thanks for the information. I left the g out of getting as well! 0-
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0 Well, in any case, welcome to English Forums! 02 br
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0 CalifJim, I know what you have written must be right but I was wondering if it is also correct to include the article 'an' before 'apartment'. It is my practice (not sure if it's right) to expand out each item in a list with its article if one of the items does not share the common article. For example, 02 br
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00 This set meal includes an apple, orange or ice-cream. => a
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00 This set meal includes an apple, orange or ice-cream. => a
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0 It is also correct to leave out the indefinite article on the last two elements of your three-element list, yes. 02 br
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00 For all practical purposes, 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 an 02 i 00 are the same word -- an unusual word that takes a different form depending on the following word -- so repetition in the context of a list is not
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00 For all practical purposes, 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 an 02 i 00 are the same word -- an unusual word that takes a different form depending on the following word -- so repetition in the context of a list is not
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