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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

please correct sentences

0Can I say,02br
02br
00(a)He made his motorboat fast by booting up the engine.02br
02br
00(b)They got (at a) twenty percent / per cent discount (s).02br
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00(c) The stand in their queue for a half hour.02br
02br
00(d)There were almost 5000 audience that packed (the stadium) like sardines.0-
  

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0 a) "booting up the engine" means starting the engine, so it would not make the motorboat 02br 00faster. "02br 02br 00b)They got a twenty percent discount. or .

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  • 0 a) "booting up the engine" means starting the engine, so it would not make the motorboat 02br 00faster.
  • "02br 02br 00b)They got a twenty percent discount.
  • or .
  • They purchased it at a twenty percent discount.
  • 02br 02br 00c) They stood in the queue for half an hour.
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0 a) "booting up the engine" means starting the engine, so it would not make the motorboat 02br
00faster. Instead of "booting up" the engine try saying "souping up the engine" or "tweaking the engine."02br
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00b)They got a twenty percent discount. or . They purchased it at a twenty percent discount. 02br
02br
00c) They stood in the queue for
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0You boot up the computer but you boost up the engine by/ with ....02br
02br
00Got a twenty percent discount.02br
02br
00They stood in the queue/ line for half an hour.02br
02br
00There were nearly 5000 in the audience packing the stadium like sardines.0-
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01cite10Goodman12cite10There were nearly 5000 11font10in the audience12font10 packing the stadium like sardines.12br
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10I think this sentence quite strange. What does it mean? 0-
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0 people who are "in the audience" are people who are watching the event at the stadium. 01blockquote
01cite10Vincent Teo12cite11blockquote
11cite20Goodman22cite20There were nearly 5000 21font20in the audience22font20 packing the stadium like sardines.22br
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite11blockquote
11cite20Goodman22cite22br
20There were nearly 5000 21font20in the audience22font20 packing the stadium like sardines.22br
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20I think this sentence quite st
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0 Thanks your adviece. I've learned it. I will keep in my mind. 0-
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