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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
rushed quickly
Can I say,
(a) At the end, Ali rushed quickly to the counter and reported to / reported the librarian
about this incident.
(b) At the end, the boy that stole the book had been punished by the teacher.
(c) He rushed to the counter and reported what he saw to the librarian.
(d) He rushed and reported to the librarian.
(a) At the end, Ali rushed quickly to the counter and reported to / reported the librarian
about this incident.
(b) At the end, the boy that stole the book had been punished by the teacher.
(c) He rushed to the counter and reported what he saw to the librarian.
(d) He rushed and reported to the librarian.
Top answer
(d) He rushed and reported to the librarian. This isn't clear. It may mean any of: - he reported to the librarian what he had seen (the guy stealing books) - he reported to the librarian for duty (he was scheduled to do some work, and the librarian was his supervisor, so he showed up for duty)
- (d) He rushed and reported to the librarian.
- This isn't clear.
- It may mean any of: - he reported to the librarian what he had seen (the guy stealing books) - he reported to the librarian for duty (he was scheduled to do some work, and the librarian was his supervisor, so he showed up for duty)
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(d) He rushed and reported to the librarian.
This isn't clear.
It may mean any of:
- he reported to the librarian what he had seen (the guy stealing books)
- he reported to the librarian for duty (he was scheduled to do some work, and the librarian was his supervisor, so he showed up for duty)
This isn't clear.
It may mean any of:
- he reported to the librarian what he had seen (the guy stealing books)
- he reported to the librarian for duty (he was scheduled to do some work, and the librarian was his supervisor, so he showed up for duty)
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How about other sentences? are they all correct? i'm really not clear what do you mean.
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I've edited the answer, perhaps this is more clear to you, but won't add more.
You just need to read more English, good books, etc. I have the feeling you're posting too much and not reading enough, and trying to understand what is written, sorry.
Also, when you're writing a sentence, use a model from some good English books, because your English isn't good enough to i
You just need to read more English, good books, etc. I have the feeling you're posting too much and not reading enough, and trying to understand what is written, sorry.
Also, when you're writing a sentence, use a model from some good English books, because your English isn't good enough to i
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Thanks your help. But, I'm still not very clear what you had explained. Anyone can help me to solve this problems?
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) At the end, Ali rushed quickly to the counter and reported the incident to/ reportedthe librarianabout this incident.
(b) At the end, the boy that stole the bookhad beenwas subsequently punished by the teach
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