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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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realised

Can I say,



(a) She realized (that) the girl was her schoolmate.



(b) She realized that her classmate could not stand heat and fainted. She quickly

borrowed a think book and fanned her classmate with all her strength.



(c) While Susan was fanning her schoolmate, she asked the people to stand back to

supply more oxygen.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) She realized (that) the girl was her schoolmate. (b) She realized that her classmate could not stand [the] heat and fainted. She quickly borrowed a think thick book and fanned her classmate with all her strength.

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) She realized (that) the girl was her schoolmate.
  • (b) She realized that her classmate could not stand [the] heat and fainted.
  • She quickly borrowed a think thick book and fanned her classmate with all her strength.
  • (c) While Susan was fanning her schoolmate, she asked the people to stand back to supply more oxygen.
  • More "air" sounds more idiomatic (even though it's the oxygen in the air that she needs).
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Vincent TeoCan I say,



(a) She realized (that) the girl was her schoolmate.



(b) She realized that her classmate could not stand [the] heat and fainted. She quickly

borrowed a think thick book and fanned her classmate with all her strength.

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