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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
pours / put ...into
Can I say,
(a) She heats / hots up the frying pan with some margarine. When the pan is hot, she puts the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
(b) She heats the frying pan up with some margarine. When the pan is hot, she pours the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
(c) She heats up the frying pan and puts some margarine (in / into the pan). When the pan is hot, she puts the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
(a) She heats / hots up the frying pan with some margarine. When the pan is hot, she puts the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
(b) She heats the frying pan up with some margarine. When the pan is hot, she pours the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
(c) She heats up the frying pan and puts some margarine (in / into the pan). When the pan is hot, she puts the eggs mixture in / into the pan.
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Hi Vincent, I'll just comment on specific problems with each sentence. A) 'heats' only (you can't say 'hots' as a verb). Also just say 'egg' (singular) mixture instead of 'eggs'.
- Hi Vincent, I'll just comment on specific problems with each sentence.
- A) 'heats' only (you can't say 'hots' as a verb).
- Also just say 'egg' (singular) mixture instead of 'eggs'.
- 'puts' is okay, but since it's a liquid, 'pours' sounds better.
- B) This is fine, except for using singular 'egg' vs.
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Hi Vincent,
I'll just comment on specific problems with each sentence.
A) 'heats' only (you can't say 'hots' as a verb). Also just say 'egg' (singular) mixture instead of 'eggs'. 'puts' is okay, but since it's a liquid, 'pours' sounds better.
B) This is fine, except for using singular 'egg' vs. 'eggs'. You could leave out the word 'up' after pan.
C) Change '
I'll just comment on specific problems with each sentence.
A) 'heats' only (you can't say 'hots' as a verb). Also just say 'egg' (singular) mixture instead of 'eggs'. 'puts' is okay, but since it's a liquid, 'pours' sounds better.
B) This is fine, except for using singular 'egg' vs. 'eggs'. You could leave out the word 'up' after pan.
C) Change '
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