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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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it was too far

Can I say,

(i) The ball fell into the drain. John tried to get the ball, but it was too far (to get it) / He could not get it. He had no idea to do anything. So he decided to look for somebody for help. At the same time, a man came to help him.

(ii) The ball went rolling fast and fell into the drain.
  

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(i) The ball fell into the drain. John tried to reach it, but it was too far / he could not . He had no idea what to do, so he decided to look for somebody to help .

  • (i) The ball fell into the drain.
  • John tried to reach it, but it was too far / he could not .
  • He had no idea what to do, so he decided to look for somebody to help .
  • Just then , a man came to help him.
  • (ii) The ball went rolling fast and fell into the drain.
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(i) The ball fell into the drain. John tried to reach it, but it was too far / he could not. He had no idea what to do, so he decided to look for somebody to help. Just then, a man came to help him.

(ii) The ball went rolling fast and fell into the drain.

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