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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Performed some shows

Can I say,

The monkeys performed some shows for tourists.
  

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Hi Vincent, Which part of this sentence are you unsure about? Clive

  • Hi Vincent, Which part of this sentence are you unsure about?
  • Clive
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Hi Vincent,

Which part of this sentence are you unsure about?

Clive
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Sorry, I forgot to underline.

The monkeys performed some shows for tourists.
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Hi Vincent.

It's good to learn to be as self-reliant as possible.

That's why I'd like to explain to you briefly what I'd do if I were not sure about that phrase.

I'd look in my dictionary for the meaning of the word 'perform'. I'd see if it was a verb, and I'd also see if it was a transitive one, ie one that can take an object.

I'd check that I have chosen a co
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Actually, I did check the meaning, but I'm not sure and I'm not the native speaker. Although I have checked the meaning, but it don't have examples.

So, do you mean my sentence is correct?

The monkeys performed some shows for tourists.
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Hi,

Yes, it's OK.

Vincent, I know you are not a native speaker, but that does not mean you should spend the rest of your life asking native speakers to check every sentence you write. After all this time on the Forum, you should be starting to feel reasonably confident when you write a simple sentence in a simple tense.

Many of us have advised you to move on to the next

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