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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Please help with these sentences
A. The boss himself is very humble. Vs. The boss is very humble himself. Are the both sentences correct?
B. Whose is this pen? Is this sentence correct?
C. like he said, the first one is correct. Vs. As he said, the first one is correct. Do like and as mean the same in the sentences?
D. She called me when taking a bath. Is this sentence correct? Does it mean 'she called me when I was taking a bath'?
E. Do as directed. Does it mean 'do as you are directed'?
F. I fell down as getting off the train. Is this a correct sentence?
G. I fell down when/while/as I was getting off the train. Do they all mean the same?
Please help. I am a little confused. Thank you.
B. Whose is this pen? Is this sentence correct?
C. like he said, the first one is correct. Vs. As he said, the first one is correct. Do like and as mean the same in the sentences?
D. She called me when taking a bath. Is this sentence correct? Does it mean 'she called me when I was taking a bath'?
E. Do as directed. Does it mean 'do as you are directed'?
F. I fell down as getting off the train. Is this a correct sentence?
G. I fell down when/while/as I was getting off the train. Do they all mean the same?
Please help. I am a little confused. Thank you.
Top answer
A. Yes. B.
- A.
- Yes.
- B.
- Yes.
- C.
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A. Yes.
B. Yes.
C. 'Like' is considered casual or substandard English there.
D. We presume that she was bathing.
E. Yes.
F. No. Use 'while getting' or 'as I was getting'.
G. Yes.
B. Yes.
C. 'Like' is considered casual or substandard English there.
D. We presume that she was bathing.
E. Yes.
F. No. Use 'while getting' or 'as I was getting'.
G. Yes.
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Sorry but I have got one more question. The question is, can we use past participle after when and while?
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tenjing can we use past participle after when and while?Yes, sometimes.
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I would prefer that you try to make your own sentences first—or you could google to find some.
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