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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

It / the ankle was bleeding

Can I say,

It was started to rain. They ran quickly to their home. John hurt his ankle while he was running. It was bleeding / His ankle was bleeding.
  

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They quickly ran home, rather than "to their home," sounds more natural to me. Usually if you hurt your ankle while you are running, you twist it, or maybe sprain it. The injury is internal.

— BarbaraPA

  • They quickly ran home, rather than "to their home," sounds more natural to me.
  • Usually if you hurt your ankle while you are running, you twist it, or maybe sprain it.
  • The injury is internal.
  • It's not likely that it will suddenly start bleeding simply because you are running!
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They quickly ran home, rather than "to their home," sounds more natural to me.

Usually if you hurt your ankle while you are running, you twist it, or maybe sprain it. The injury is internal. It's not likely that it will suddenly start bleeding simply because you are running!
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It was started to rain. They ran quickly (to their) home. John hurt his ankle while he was running. It was bleeding / His ankle was bleeding.

It started to rain

or

It was starting to rain.
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Thanks. Can I say,

It started to rain when John and Peter were going home.
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Better: It started to rain AS John and Peter were going home.
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