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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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panicked

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0No, that construction doesn't work, VT.02br
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00You could use one of these (unless you meant that he panicked at some other time):02br
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01i00- John panicked before he wrote his answer.02i02br
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01i00- John panicked just as he was beginning to write his answer.02i0-
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0 Can I say,02br
00(a) He panicked because he forgot his answer yesterday. 02br
00(b) He panicked to answer during the exam.02br
00(c) He panicked to answer the questions. 0-
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0He panicked when..... fine.02br
02br
00He panicked because .... fine.02br
02br
00He panicked to...... NO. You cannot say "He panicked to do something."0-
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0 So, you mean the following is corect? 02br
00(a) He panicked when / because he forgot his answer yesterday. 0-
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0>(a) He panicked when / because he forgot his answer yesterday. 02br
00You need to change that to something like: 02br
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00(a) He panicked yesterday 01b00when he realized [that]02b00 he had forgotten his answer. 0-
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