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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Preposition
Could you check which one is okay between (A) and (B) in the folllowing sentence? Also, if the underline part of sentence is wrong, please correct it. Thank you.
Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help [ (A) from / (B) in ] the school infirmary run by full-time registered nurses until an extra half hour after school.
Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help [ (A) from / (B) in ] the school infirmary run by full-time registered nurses until an extra half hour after school.
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a) Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help in the school infirmary (run by full-time registered nurses) until half-an-hour after school. The meaning is that for the school day plus 30 minutes, the infirmary is available for instant care. I think the parentheses indicate my preference to move this piece of information to a different area.
- a) Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help in the school infirmary (run by full-time registered nurses) until half-an-hour after school.
- The meaning is that for the school day plus 30 minutes, the infirmary is available for instant care.
- I think the parentheses indicate my preference to move this piece of information to a different area.
- You are not likely to mean that the nurses only run it until that time, upon which someone else runs it.
- b) Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help from the full-time registered nurses at the school infirmary until half-an-hour after school.
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a) Every student of Humphreys Central Elementary School can get instant help in the school infirmary (run by full-time registered nurses) until half-an-hour after school.
The meaning is that for the school day plus 30 minutes, the infirmary is available for instant care. I think the parentheses indicate my preference to move this piece of information to a different area. You are not l
The meaning is that for the school day plus 30 minutes, the infirmary is available for instant care. I think the parentheses indicate my preference to move this piece of information to a different area. You are not l
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