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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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Kept all the things and returned home

Can I say,

A man went fishing last Sunday. Suddenly, he heard Peter shouting. The man jumped into the river and saved Peter from drowing. Then, the man kept all the things and returned home.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, A man went fishing last Sunday. Suddenly, he heard Peter shouting. The man jumped into the river and saved Peter from drow n ing .

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, A man went fishing last Sunday.
  • Suddenly, he heard Peter shouting.
  • The man jumped into the river and saved Peter from drow n ing .
  • Then, the man took everything and returned home.
  • That's my two cents.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

A man went fishing last Sunday. Suddenly, he heard Peter shouting. The man jumped into the river and saved Peter from drowning. Then, the man took everything and returned home.

That's my two cents. 

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Hi VT

Your first three sentences are OK, but the last one is not.
Vincent TeoThen, the man kept all the things and returned home.
I assume you meant to say something like this:

Afterwards, the man gathered (up) / collected his fishing gear and went home.

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