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What is the right one?
a. Robin forced the sheriff go.
b. Napoleon forced Josephine to go.
c. The devil made Faust go.
d. He passed by a large pile of money.
e. He came by a large sum of money.
f. He came a large sum of money by.
g. Did in a corner little Jack Horner sit?
h. Elizabeth is resembled by Charles.
i. Nancy is eager to please.
j. It is easy to frighten Emily.
k. It is eager to love a kitten.
l. That birds can fly amazes.
m. The fact that you are late to class is surprising. n. Has the nurse slept the baby yet?
o. I was surprised for you to get married.
p. I wonder who and Mary went swimming.
q. Myself bit John.
r. What did Alice eat the toadstool with?
s. What did Alice eat the toadstool and?
a. Robin forced the sheriff go.
b. Napoleon forced Josephine to go.
c. The devil made Faust go.
d. He passed by a large pile of money.
e. He came by a large sum of money.
f. He came a large sum of money by.
g. Did in a corner little Jack Horner sit?
h. Elizabeth is resembled by Charles.
i. Nancy is eager to please.
j. It is easy to frighten Emily.
k. It is eager to love a kitten.
l. That birds can fly amazes.
m. The fact that you are late to class is surprising. n. Has the nurse slept the baby yet?
o. I was surprised for you to get married.
p. I wonder who and Mary went swimming.
q. Myself bit John.
r. What did Alice eat the toadstool with?
s. What did Alice eat the toadstool and?
Top answer
[nq:1]What is the right one? a. okay[/nq] b.
- [nq:1]What is the right one?
- a.
- okay[/nq] b.
- Napoleon forced Josephine to go.
- okay [nq:1]c.
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[nq:1]What is the right one? a. Robin forced the sheriff go.okay[/nq]
b. Napoleon forced Josephine to go.
okay
[nq:1]c. The devil made Faust go.okay d. He passed by a large pile of money.okay, but most people would stop and take some[/nq]
e. He came by a large sum of money.
okay.,
[nq:1]f. He came a large sum of money by.[/nq]
incorrect,
[nq:1]g. Did in a corner lit
b. Napoleon forced Josephine to go.
okay
[nq:1]c. The devil made Faust go.okay d. He passed by a large pile of money.okay, but most people would stop and take some[/nq]
e. He came by a large sum of money.
okay.,
[nq:1]f. He came a large sum of money by.[/nq]
incorrect,
[nq:1]g. Did in a corner lit
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raymond o'hara typed thus:
[nq:2]What is the right one? a. Robin forced the sheriff go.[/nq]
[nq:1]okay[/nq]
raymond has misread - this needs a "to".
Robin forced the sheriff to go.
David
==
[nq:2]What is the right one? a. Robin forced the sheriff go.[/nq]
[nq:1]okay[/nq]
raymond has misread - this needs a "to".
Robin forced the sheriff to go.
David
==
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[nq:2]What is the right one? a. Robin forced the sheriff go.[/nq]
[nq:1]okay[/nq]
You might want to re-consider that one...
(Unless I'm misunderstanding the sentence, "Robin forced the sheriff go" isn't found in any form of standard English.)
Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
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[nq:1]okay[/nq]
You might want to re-consider that one...
(Unless I'm misunderstanding the sentence, "Robin forced the sheriff go" isn't found in any form of standard English.)
Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
(for e-mail, change harvey.news
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[nq:1]raymond o'hara typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]okay[/nq]
[nq:1]raymond has misread - this needs a "to". Robin forced the sheriff to go. David ==[/nq]
Right , i missed there was no to.
[nq:2]okay[/nq]
[nq:1]raymond has misread - this needs a "to". Robin forced the sheriff to go. David ==[/nq]
Right , i missed there was no to.
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[nq:2]raymond o'hara typed thus: raymond has misread (*) - this needs a "to". Robin forced the sheriff to go. David ==[/nq]
[nq:1]Right , i missed there was no to.[/nq]
* For this type of error, I suggest the technical term "blinko". CDB
[nq:1]Right , i missed there was no to.[/nq]
* For this type of error, I suggest the technical term "blinko". CDB
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[nq:2]raymond o'hara typed thus: raymond has misread - this needs a "to". Robin forced the sheriff to go. David ==[/nq]
[nq:1]Right , i missed there was no to.[/nq]
Much better: I missed that there was no to.
"That" can often be omitted (if it doesn't make the sentence unclear or awkward) but not here.
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same res
[nq:1]Right , i missed there was no to.[/nq]
Much better: I missed that there was no to.
"That" can often be omitted (if it doesn't make the sentence unclear or awkward) but not here.
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same res
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[nq:2]Right , i missed there was no to.[/nq]
[nq:1]* For this type of error, I suggest the technical term "blinko". CDB[/nq]
Cool , now let's get it into usage.
[nq:1]* For this type of error, I suggest the technical term "blinko". CDB[/nq]
Cool , now let's get it into usage.
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