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BMO Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Preposition
On August 15 of Chinese lunar calendar Chinese celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (The Moon Festival). This year it fell on September 28, which just passed.
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents usually packed for a picnic on the festival."
1. On first look, I thought it looked odd, that it should be "for the festival." But a festival is an occasion, so maybe there is nothing wrong here. what do you think?
2. Is this better?
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics for the festival."
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents usually packed for a picnic on the festival."
1. On first look, I thought it looked odd, that it should be "for the festival." But a festival is an occasion, so maybe there is nothing wrong here. what do you think?
2. Is this better?
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics for the festival."
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You were right to question this sentence. " "Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics on the festival," adds more information to the sentence.
- You were right to question this sentence.
- " "Oh!
- How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics on the festival," adds more information to the sentence.
- It states that you attend the festival periodically.
- Hmm, mooncakes and pomeloes....
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You were right to question this sentence. "On the festival" is a prepositional phrase that modifies the noun "picnic." Ask yourself:
"When is the picnic?"
Answer: "The picnic is on the festival."
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics on the festival," adds more information to the sentence. It states that you attend the f
"When is the picnic?"
Answer: "The picnic is on the festival."
"Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics on the festival," adds more information to the sentence. It states that you attend the f
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'Pomelos'. Sorry, that is all I have to add to this discussion.
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Alternate possibility: "to prepare for the festival picnics." 
You can use "festival" as a noun modifier of "picnics" if you wa
You can use "festival" as a noun modifier of "picnics" if you wa
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Thank you both.
1. usually packed for a picnic was replaced by used to prepare for picnics. it looks like the replacement is better, but is there anything wrong with the original? is picnics better than a picnic?
2. on the festival is obviously okay.
3. attend the festival periodically. how do you know it is periodically?
1. usually packed for a picnic was replaced by used to prepare for picnics. it looks like the replacement is better, but is there anything wrong with the original? is picnics better than a picnic?
2. on the festival is obviously okay.
3. attend the festival periodically. how do you know it is periodically?
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Unless there are many picnics held on the day of the festival, I think that it could be implied.
Thanks for the correction Mister. Now, if you could explain what a pomelo is....
Thanks for the correction Mister. Now, if you could explain what a pomelo is....
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Peak season: August to November
Native to Thailand and Southeast Asia, pomelo is the Asian equivalent of grapefruit, but significantly larger in size. The green peel is aromatic.
(very easy to peel.)
1. still don't understand. "used to prepare for picnics" is better than "usually packed for a picnic?" What is the difference between these two?
2. "on the festival" is
Native to Thailand and Southeast Asia, pomelo is the Asian equivalent of grapefruit, but significantly larger in size. The green peel is aromatic.
(very easy to peel.)
1. still don't understand. "used to prepare for picnics" is better than "usually packed for a picnic?" What is the difference between these two?
2. "on the festival" is
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I mistakenly picked up the word "prepare" from another post. You may certainly use your original "packed". Sorry!
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thanks, CalifJim. pack and prepare are all okay. What is the difference between a picnic and picnics, no?
referring to the original sentence, is there any difference between "on the festival" and "for the festival?"
thanks.
referring to the original sentence, is there any difference between "on the festival" and "for the festival?"
thanks.
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Since you use "usually" it indicates more than one picnic over the years, so "for picnics" seems to be the best choice. Nevertheless, it is so clear that there would be only one picnic on any one festival day that "for a picnic" is equally acceptable in my opinion. In this case, I recommend choosing the one that you feel sounds the best!
"on the festival" simply tells us that the acti
"on the festival" simply tells us that the acti
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