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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Please help me choose the right word for each sentence??

Could you please tell me which word to use or how to say the sentence?
  • I had just enough pieces to do it/Ihad the exact amount of pieces to do it.
  • I can't see the things that are/whats going on out there if you stand in front of me.
  • Coffee will keep/prevent you from sleeping but orange juice will give you energy.
  • You've been doing a good job/some good work.
  • In/duing the summer there are a lot of tourists.
  • I keep thinking I'm seeing someone outside the window/I see someone outside the window.
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I had just enough pieces to do it/ I had the exact number of pieces to do it. -- Strictly speaking, "amount" is a bit sloppy when talking of countable things, though it is widely used and tolerated in conversational English. I can't see the things that are/ what's going on out there if you stand in front of me.

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  • I had just enough pieces to do it/ I had the exact number of pieces to do it.
  • -- Strictly speaking, "amount" is a bit sloppy when talking of countable things, though it is widely used and tolerated in conversational English.
  • I can't see the things that are/ what's going on out there if you stand in front of me.
  • "what's" is more likely in conversational English.
  • Coffee will keep/prevent you from sleeping but orange juice will give you energy.
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  • I had just enough pieces to do it/I had the exact number of pieces to do it. -- Strictly speaking, "amount" is a bit sloppy when talking of countable things, though it is widely used and tolerated in conversational English.
  • I can't see the things that are/what's going on out there if you stand in front of me. "wh
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