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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
kicked the bad habit
Can I say,
(a) My grandfather is forgetful. He forgot to wear dentures when out for dinner. We laughed at his forgetfulness.
He felt embarrassed.
(b) He promised to kick off the bad habit.
(c) He promised to quit the bad habit.
(a) My grandfather is forgetful. He forgot to wear dentures when out for dinner. We laughed at his forgetfulness.
He felt embarrassed.
(b) He promised to kick off the bad habit.
(c) He promised to quit the bad habit.
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(a) My grandfather is forgetful. He forgot to wear his dentures when out for dinner. We laughed at his forgetfulness.
- (a) My grandfather is forgetful.
- He forgot to wear his dentures when out for dinner.
- We laughed at his forgetfulness.
- He felt embarrassed.
- (b) He promised to kick the bad habit.
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(a) My grandfather is forgetful. He forgot to wear his dentures when out for dinner. We laughed at his forgetfulness.
He felt embarrassed.
(b) He promised to kick the bad habit.
(c) He promised to quit the bad habit.
(a) My grandfather is forgetful. He forgot to wear his dentures when out for dinner. We laughed at his forgetfulness.
He felt embarrassed.
(b) He promised to kick the bad habit.
(c) He promised to quit the bad habit.
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<<<>>> Is it natural to say "when out for dinner"? - no!
I always tend to make mistakes when I work under someboyd's watchful eyes.
I always tend to make mistakes when working under someboyd's watchful eyes
My teacher always told me "look at both sides when crossing a street. -ok
My teacher always told me "look at both sides when we
I always tend to make mistakes when I work under someboyd's watchful eyes.
I always tend to make mistakes when working under someboyd's watchful eyes
My teacher always told me "look at both sides when crossing a street. -ok
My teacher always told me "look at both sides when we
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New2grammarIs it natural to say "when out for dinner"?I think it depends on which you want to emphasize.
We went out.
Where did you go?
To dinner/to the movies.
(We went out to dinner.)
I'm hungry.
Shall I warm you up a can of soup for dinner?
Naw, let's go out for dinner.
- A.
Sorry, did you mean "
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Thanks Goodman and Avangi for your replies.
Goodman, I mostly agree with you but sometimes, I see when/while is followed by a preposition
Goodman, I mostly agree with you but sometimes, I see when/while is followed by a preposition
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AvangiSorry, did you mean "when/while out for dinner," or "when out for/to dinner"??I'd recommend against closing the door on any possible source of information. Of course you must use it advisedly.
The answer to your original question is , "Yes."
You didn't yet answer my question, as captioned. Anyway, I think context needs
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I would like to know if all possible combinations are correct?
when out for dinner
when out to dinner
while out for dinner
while out to dinner.
when out for dinner
when out to dinner
while out for dinner
while out to dinner.
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New2grammarI would like to know if all possible combinations are correct?I think they're all useful and natural.
when out for dinner
when out to dinner
while out for dinner
while out to dinner.
I'd use "for" when stressing "out for dinner" as opposed to staying "in for dinner" (dining in).
I'd use "to" when stressing "out to
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