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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q3: 'rest for a while', 'take some rest', 'take rest for a while', 'relax for a while'

Hello teachers, 

Do the underlined parts of these sentences convey the same meaning, please? 

1) Please go home and rest for a while. 

2) Please go home and take some rest.

3) Please go home and take rest for a while.

4) Please go home and relax for while.

Thank you. 
  

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#3 is not natural English. For me, #2 is not very natural. #4 needs 'a' before 'while'.

— Fivejedjon

  • #3 is not natural English.
  • For me, #2 is not very natural.
  • #4 needs 'a' before 'while'.
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#3 is not natural English. For me, #2 is not very natural. #4 needs 'a' before 'while'.
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And I would say:

5) Please go home and get some rest.
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