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Kenny1999 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Miscellaneous grammar
Hello
Several minor English grammar in my mind for years and now I want to have a real answer to this.
1. What's difference among all these things
"South America" , "Southern America" ?
"China market" , "Chinese market" ?
"It is the most important thing IN my life"? or "It is the most important thing OF my life"?
"I hold the wallet IN my hand" or "I hold the wallet ON my hand" ? Actually I once wrote the latter one but my teacher marked it wrong. But I didn't ask him why and now I am not in school anymore.
what is the difference between these two expressions "commit a crime", "violate the law". I think they have similar
meanings but... It may "feel" different.
Thank you all!! I need precise grammar for my non-English speaking students as a non-English speaking young teacher.
Several minor English grammar in my mind for years and now I want to have a real answer to this.
1. What's difference among all these things
"South America" , "Southern America" ?
"China market" , "Chinese market" ?
"It is the most important thing IN my life"? or "It is the most important thing OF my life"?
"I hold the wallet IN my hand" or "I hold the wallet ON my hand" ? Actually I once wrote the latter one but my teacher marked it wrong. But I didn't ask him why and now I am not in school anymore.
what is the difference between these two expressions "commit a crime", "violate the law". I think they have similar
meanings but... It may "feel" different.
Thank you all!! I need precise grammar for my non-English speaking students as a non-English speaking young teacher.
Top answer
1. - - These may be synonymous; I'll need an example sentence. "It is the most important thing IN my life"?
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- - - These may be synonymous; I'll need an example sentence.
- "It is the most important thing IN my life"?
- -- Synonymous; the first is more natural.
- "I hold the wallet IN my hand" or "I hold the wallet ON my hand" ?
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"South America"-- the name of a continent
"southern America"-- the part of the USA nearest Mexico and Cuba
"China market";"Chinese market" ?-- These may be synonymous; I'll need an example sentence.
"It is the most important thing IN my life"? or "It is the most important thing OF my life"?-- Synonymous; the first is more natural.
"South America"-- the name of a continent
"southern America"-- the part of the USA nearest Mexico and Cuba
"China market";"Chinese market" ?-- These may be synonymous; I'll need an example sentence.
"It is the most important thing IN my life"? or "It is the most important thing OF my life"?-- Synonymous; the first is more natural.
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Just on the last point regarding the difference between "commit a crime" and "violate the law", not all laws relate to criminal activity (crimes) so violation of the law does not necessarily result in a crime. Criminal laws are a subset of all laws. Laws cover civil, commercial (such as business contracts), family (such as divorce) and a huge range of other matters, not just crimes. For example, i
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Yes, right, Anon. Thanks. The layman would probably think that illegal parking was a crime, though.
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