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Shafqat Posted 20 years ago
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please wake him up from sleeping

hi
is this sentence correct.
please wake him up from sleeping.

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I suppose it's ok but it sounds odd. You'd only say 'Please wake him up'. The 'from sleeping' is redundant - what else can you wake someone from?

— Nona the brit

  • I suppose it's ok but it sounds odd.
  • You'd only say 'Please wake him up'.
  • The 'from sleeping' is redundant - what else can you wake someone from?
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I suppose it's ok but it sounds odd.

You'd only say 'Please wake him up'.

The 'from sleeping' is redundant - what else can you wake someone from?
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Nona The Brit.................. what else can you wake someone from?

Day dreaming?

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Anonymous
Nona The Brit
.................. what else can you wake someone from?

Day dreaming?

'wake' means to 'stop someone sleeping'.

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