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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
keep fit
Can I say,
(a) The girls do exercise to keep fit / because they want to keep fit.
(b) The girls do some exercise to make it fit / to make their body fit and healthy.
(c) Do more exercise will keep our body fit.
(d) They exercise every day to keep their body fit.
(e) They are doing exercise because it can make them as fit as a fiddle.
(f) They exercise every day so they will be fit.
(a) The girls do exercise to keep fit / because they want to keep fit.
(b) The girls do some exercise to make it fit / to make their body fit and healthy.
(c) Do more exercise will keep our body fit.
(d) They exercise every day to keep their body fit.
(e) They are doing exercise because it can make them as fit as a fiddle.
(f) They exercise every day so they will be fit.
Top answer
A few general points: To me, " make oneself fit", though not actually wrong I suppose, is less natural than " keep fit" (if you're already fit) or " get fit" (if you're not). "Keep one's body fit", though again not wrong, is also less natural to me than just "keep (oneself) fit" (unless I particularly wanted to emphasise physical fitness over, say, mental fitness). I would personally more naturally say "they/the girls exercise " or "they/the girls do exercise s ", rather than "they/the girls do exercise".
- A few general points: To me, " make oneself fit", though not actually wrong I suppose, is less natural than " keep fit" (if you're already fit) or " get fit" (if you're not).
- "Keep one's body fit", though again not wrong, is also less natural to me than just "keep (oneself) fit" (unless I particularly wanted to emphasise physical fitness over, say, mental fitness).
- I would personally more naturally say "they/the girls exercise " or "they/the girls do exercise s ", rather than "they/the girls do exercise".
- But "do exercise" may come more naturally to some people.
- " Some exercise" suggests that you are either describing a particular exercise session, or perhaps saying that they do a little exercise but not a great deal.
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A few general points:
To me, "make oneself fit", though not actually wrong I suppose, is less natural than "keep fit" (if you're already fit) or "get fit" (if you're not).
"Keep one's body fit", though again not wrong, is also less natural to me than just "keep (oneself) fit" (unless I particularly wanted to emphasise physical fitness over, say, ment
To me, "make oneself fit", though not actually wrong I suppose, is less natural than "keep fit" (if you're already fit) or "get fit" (if you're not).
"Keep one's body fit", though again not wrong, is also less natural to me than just "keep (oneself) fit" (unless I particularly wanted to emphasise physical fitness over, say, ment
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