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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Natural sentence

Could you check whether both of the following sentence are right and natural?

1. One end of a long string should be attached/linked to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate a kite flown in the wind.

2. We attach end of a long string to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate a kite flown in the wind.
  

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1. One end of a long string should be attached to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate it i n the wind. 2.

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  • One end of a long string should be attached to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate it i n the wind.
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  • We attach one end of a long string to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate it in the wind.
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1. One end of a long string should be attached to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate it in the wind.

2. We attach one end of a long string to a kite and the other to a controller so that we can manipulate it in the wind.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber. By the way, could you tell me which one is natural between (A) and (B) in the following sentence?

A kite is flown [ (A) in the wind / (B) by the wind ].
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lucas21ccould you tell me which one is natural between (A) and (B)
B is not possible.
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You mean, "A kite is flown by a man, not wind"?

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