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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Knocked / knocked into the stone
Can I say,
(a) He knocked / knocked into / at the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw him was in pain and sent him to hospital.
(a) He knocked / knocked into / at the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw him was in pain and sent him to hospital.
Top answer
a) knock isn't a good word here: ran into, crashed b) saw he was in pain
- a) knock isn't a good word here: ran into, crashed b) saw he was in pain
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a) knock isn't a good word here: ran into, crashed
b) saw he was in pain
b) saw he was in pain
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So, the correct version is :
(a) He ran into /crashed the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw he was in pain and sent him to hospital.
(Do we say: the bicycle lost the balance? It is weird.)
(a) He ran into /crashed the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw he was in pain and sent him to hospital.
(Do we say: the bicycle lost the balance? It is weird.)
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