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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Reached the terminal
Can I say,
The tortoise reached the terminal and went through the finishing line first.
The tortoise reached the terminal and went through the finishing line first.
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Two slight improvements: across the finish ing line.
- Two slight improvements: across the finish ing line.
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Hi,
The tortoise reached the terminal and went through the finishing line first.
We don't use the noun 'terminal' in this way. We use it a lot in talking about transportation,
eg an airline terminal, a bus terminal.
Here are better versions of your sentence.
The tortoise reached the finish first.
The tort
The tortoise reached the terminal and went through the finishing line first.
We don't use the noun 'terminal' in this way. We use it a lot in talking about transportation,
eg an airline terminal, a bus terminal.
Here are better versions of your sentence.
The tortoise reached the finish first.
The tort
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CliveWe don't use the noun 'terminal' in this way. We use it a lot in talking about transportation,Good point, Clive. It's funny: I just pictured the finish line actually ata train station.
eg an airline terminal, a bus terminal.
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