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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Ran into /crashed (into)
Can I say
(a) He ran into /crashed (into) / bumped (into)the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw he was in pain and sent him to hospital.
(a) He ran into /crashed (into) / bumped (into)the big stone on the road and his bicycle lost the balance.
(b) He crashed into the stone and lost his balance to control the bicycle. He cried in pain for help. A man saw he was in pain and sent him to hospital.
Top answer
a) 'ran into' and 'bumped into' sound like less damage is caused than with 'crashed'. the bicycle didn't lose balance, 'he' did b) lost his balance and lost control of the bicycle.
- a) 'ran into' and 'bumped into' sound like less damage is caused than with 'crashed'.
- the bicycle didn't lose balance, 'he' did b) lost his balance and lost control of the bicycle.
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a) 'ran into' and 'bumped into' sound like less damage is caused than with 'crashed'.
the bicycle didn't lose balance, 'he' did
b) lost his balance and lost control of the bicycle.
the bicycle didn't lose balance, 'he' did
b) lost his balance and lost control of the bicycle.
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