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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
roundabout
Can I say,
(a) The lorries are turning (around at /on / at) the roundabout.
The lorries are turning a roundabout.
The lorries are going on /to the roundabout.
(b) The lorries go around / went to the roundabout.
The lorries drive around the roundabout.
(c) The factories went to the factory by using the roundabout.
(d) The lorries are driving at the roundabout.
There are some lorries driving around the roundabout.
There are two lorries around in /the roundabout.
(e) The lorries are passing the roundabout.
The lorries are using the roundabout.
(f) Two lorries are on / at/ in a roundabout.
The lorries went to /around the roundabout.
(g) There are many lorries at the roundabout.
(a) The lorries are turning (around at /on / at) the roundabout.
The lorries are turning a roundabout.
The lorries are going on /to the roundabout.
(b) The lorries go around / went to the roundabout.
The lorries drive around the roundabout.
(c) The factories went to the factory by using the roundabout.
(d) The lorries are driving at the roundabout.
There are some lorries driving around the roundabout.
There are two lorries around in /the roundabout.
(e) The lorries are passing the roundabout.
The lorries are using the roundabout.
(f) Two lorries are on / at/ in a roundabout.
The lorries went to /around the roundabout.
(g) There are many lorries at the roundabout.
Top answer
My head and eyes hurt from reading these sentences.... Yes, you may use a couple of the sentences from the list but each meant something slightly different. You can say " the lorries are making a turn / turing around at the roundabout ".
- My head and eyes hurt from reading these sentences....
- Yes, you may use a couple of the sentences from the list but each meant something slightly different.
- You can say " the lorries are making a turn / turing around at the roundabout ".
- But what you have in (b) " The lorries go around / went to the roundabout" doesn't make any sense.
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My head and eyes hurt from reading these sentences....
Yes, you may use a couple of the sentences from the list but each meant something slightly different.
You can say "the lorries are making a turn / turing around at the roundabout".
But what you have in (b) "The lorries go around / went
Yes, you may use a couple of the sentences from the list but each meant something slightly different.
You can say "the lorries are making a turn / turing around at the roundabout".
But what you have in (b) "The lorries go around / went
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) The lorries are turning (around at/on /at) the roundabout.The lorries are turning a roundabout.
The lorries are goingon/to the roundabout.
(b) The lorries go around /went tothe roundabout.
The lorries drive aro
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>>>The factories lorries went to the factory by using the roundabout.
Could / should this be:
Thefactories' lorries went to the factory by using the roundabout.
It doesn't seem right to me but, if a plural noun ends in an s aren't you supposed to an an apostrophe?
Could / should this be:
The
It doesn't seem right to me but, if a plural noun ends in an s aren't you supposed to an an apostrophe?
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Thanks!
I thought the word looked funny on my screen. The final apostrophe looked underlined but the word didn't (to my eyes). It seems I need glasses.
If it weren't deleted should it be factories' lorries or are 'ies' endings special?
CM.
I thought the word looked funny on my screen. The final apostrophe looked underlined but the word didn't (to my eyes). It seems I need glasses.
If it weren't deleted should it be factories' lorries or are 'ies' endings special?
CM.
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Vincent made an error in his original sentence and typed in factories where he should had typed lorries. However, you could have "the factories' lorries" [lorries from more than one factory] or "the factory's lorries" [lorries from one factory].
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Feebs11Vincent TeoAre all correct? Are there what you mean?
(a) The lorries are turning around at the roundabout.
The lorries are turning at the roundabout.
The lorries are turning the roundabout.
(b) The lorries are going to the roundabout.
The lorries went to the roundabout.
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Are these correct? I have tried to correct from what you have told me.
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Hi,
A minor note.
Many people in N. America will not understand the words 'lorry' and 'roundabout'. These are BrE vocabulary.
In N. America, we say 'trucks', and there are almost no roundabouts.
Best wishes, Clive
A minor note.
Many people in N. America will not understand the words 'lorry' and 'roundabout'. These are BrE vocabulary.
In N. America, we say 'trucks', and there are almost no roundabouts.
Best wishes, Clive
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