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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Late
Could you tell me which one is okay of the following sentences? Thank you.
1. He was ten minutes late for school today.
2. He came to school ten minutes late today.
3. He went to school ten minutes late today.
1. He was ten minutes late for school today.
2. He came to school ten minutes late today.
3. He went to school ten minutes late today.
Top answer
All are fine.
- All are fine.
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(1) is fine.
Because of the feeling that "came to" and "went to" may not be instantaneous events, I prefer "He arrived at school ten minutes late" and "He left for school ten minutes late".
Because of the feeling that "came to" and "went to" may not be instantaneous events, I prefer "He arrived at school ten minutes late" and "He left for school ten minutes late".
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