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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Knew his wrong doing
Can I say,
John threw the ball to the window and broke the vase. He knew his wrongdoing and promised his mother never to do it again.
John threw the ball to the window and broke the vase. He knew his wrongdoing and promised his mother never to do it again.
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, in the direction of the window). The differences between throwing "to", "towards" and "at" are quite subtle. " Not exactly incorrect, but not very natural in everyday speech or writing.
- , in the direction of the window).
- The differences between throwing "to", "towards" and "at" are quite subtle.
- " Not exactly incorrect, but not very natural in everyday speech or writing.
- ".
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"John threw the ball to the window and broke the vase."
Not wrong, but, depending on the exact context, it might be better to say "threw the ball towards the window" (i.e., in the direction of the window). The differences between throwing "to", "towards" and "at" are quite subtle.
"He knew his wrongdoing and promised his mother never to do it again."
Not exactly
Not wrong, but, depending on the exact context, it might be better to say "threw the ball towards the window" (i.e., in the direction of the window). The differences between throwing "to", "towards" and "at" are quite subtle.
"He knew his wrongdoing and promised his mother never to do it again."
Not exactly
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