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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

please correct my sentence

We were running two abreast. [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear.

please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two' used in the sentence?

Is there any word to replace the `behind'(bold one)? because I think the `behind' does not fit in my sentence.

Also help me to choose the correct option which I have separated by a slash(/).
  

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User_gary We were running two abreast. [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear. please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two ' used in the sentence?

— Philip

  • User_gary We were running two abreast.
  • [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear.
  • please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two ' used in the sentence?
  • Is there any word to replace the `behind'(bold one)?
  • because I think the `behind' does not fit in my sentence.
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User_gary We were running two abreast. [From the cambridge dictionary] --- the use of `two' behind abreast sounds odd to my ear.

please tell me why have the `two' been/have been the `two' used in the sentence?

Is there any word to replace the `behind'(bold one)? because
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Thank you Phillip

I meant which one of the following was correct :

Please tell me why have the `two' been used in the sentence?

Please tell me why have been the `two' used in the sentence?

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What we heard is that he is a good person.
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Please tell me why the word 'two' has been used in the sentence.

The word two is 'before' or 'in front of' the word abreast.
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please tell me what's wrong with this sentence;

- She has eaten all what I gave her.

Thanks,

Julio
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Hi,

please tell me what's wrong with this sentence;

- She has eaten all what I gave her.

Here are a couple of correct versions.

- She has eaten all I gave her.

- She has eaten all that I gave her.

Best wishes, Clive
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