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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
oil palm / oil palm tree / palm tree
0 Are they same in meaning? "oil palm / oil palm tree / palm tree" 02 br
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00 Can I say, 02 br
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00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm tree is useful. 02 br
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00 (b) The oil palm tree / palm tree is an useful tree. 02 br
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00 (c) The palm is the most useful. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the most useful tree" ?) 02 br
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00 (d) The oil palm is the highest. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the highest tree." ?) 0-
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00 Can I say, 02 br
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00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm tree is useful. 02 br
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00 (b) The oil palm tree / palm tree is an useful tree. 02 br
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00 (c) The palm is the most useful. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the most useful tree" ?) 02 br
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00 (d) The oil palm is the highest. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the highest tree." ?) 0-
Top answer
02 br 00 There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species. Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical: 02 br 02 br 00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful.
- 02 br 00 There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species.
- Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names..
- Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical: 02 br 02 br 00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful.
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00 There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species. Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical: 02 br
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00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful. -- OK 02 br
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00 (b) The oil palm (tree) / palm (tree) is 01 b 00 a 02 b
00 There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species. Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical: 02 br
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00 (a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful. -- OK 02 br
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00 (b) The oil palm (tree) / palm (tree) is 01 b 00 a 02 b
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0 Mr. M wrote: 02 br
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00 Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. 02 br
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00 Then, why is that the dictionary I have, 'Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's Dictionary', lists its definitions of 'pine' and 'oak' as follows? They seem to contain the word 'tree'. 02 br
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00 pine A pone tree or a pine is a tall tree w
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00 Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. 02 br
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00 Then, why is that the dictionary I have, 'Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's Dictionary', lists its definitions of 'pine' and 'oak' as follows? They seem to contain the word 'tree'. 02 br
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00 pine A pone tree or a pine is a tall tree w
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0 Thanks your reply. But, I'm still not clear are they same in species? 02 br
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00 "palm tree" and "oil palm"? 0-
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00 "palm tree" and "oil palm"? 0-
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0 "Palm tree" is a broad category. "Oil palm" is a specific type of palm tree. 02 br
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00 It would be like saying "dog" and "Australian cattle dog." 0-
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00 It would be like saying "dog" and "Australian cattle dog." 0-
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