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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Please check sentences

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001. 01i00Is Laos or Japan 01u00nearer02u00 China? 02i02br
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002. 01i00Is a mushroom animal or vegetable?02i00 Would it be OK, if written like this? Is a mushroom an animal or a vegetable?02br
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00Do you need a comma here? Whenever I see the phrase 'so that', instantly I tend to think there is a need to place a comma. 02br
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003. 01i00If something is coherent, it is well planned01u00, so02u00 that it is clear.02i0-
  

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01. This is correct. " Example: Out of Laos, Japan, and Vietnam, Japan is the closest to water.

— Anonymous

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01. This is correct. When you compare two items you'd use "nearer"; when more than two items, you'd use "nearest." Example: Out of Laos, Japan, and Vietnam, Japan is the closest to water. Between Japan and Vietnam, Japan is nearer the water.02br
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002. "Is a mushroom an animal or a vegetable?" is also a correct way to ask this question.02br
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