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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Picked ..in the basket

Can I say,

(i) My grandfather plucked the rambutans with a _______. (what kind of tool is suitableto be used?)

(ii) My grandfather plucked the rambutans while I helped to pick them in the basket. We enjoyed ourselves and had a fun day.
  

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One web site reference says: Normally, the entire fruit cluster (raceme) is harvested together by using a knife and basket attached to the end of a long pole. My grandfather harvested the rambutans with a knife, and I helped put them in the basket.

  • One web site reference says: Normally, the entire fruit cluster (raceme) is harvested together by using a knife and basket attached to the end of a long pole.
  • My grandfather harvested the rambutans with a knife, and I helped put them in the basket.
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One web site reference says:

Normally, the entire fruit cluster (raceme) is harvested together by using a knife and basket attached to the end of a long pole.
My grandfather harvested the rambutans with a knife, and I helped put them in the basket.
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Can I say,

I helped to pick them in the basket. We enjoyed ourselves and had a fun day.

(Picked them in the basket. Do you think that is correct?)

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