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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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searched for

0Can I say,02br
00(a) She searched for everywhere to find the ring.02br
00(b) She searched everywhere to find the ring. 02br
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0 (b) is the only correct, but I'd change it to: "She searched everywhere for the ring"02br 02br 00 (c) may be corrected as follows: "She tried to find ("find" is perfective, while "search" is not) the ring"02br 02br 00 You can say: "try searching for it under the carpet"02br 00 While "Try finding it under the carpet" is wrong. 0-

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  • 0 (b) is the only correct, but I'd change it to: "She searched everywhere for the ring"02br 02br 00 (c) may be corrected as follows: "She tried to find ("find" is perfective, while "search" is not) the ring"02br 02br 00 You can say: "try searching for it under the carpet"02br 00 While "Try finding it under the carpet" is wrong.
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0 (b) is the only correct, but I'd change it to: "She searched everywhere for the ring"02br
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00 (c) may be corrected as follows: "She tried to find ("find" is perfective, while "search" is not) the ring"02br
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00 You can say: "try searching for it under the carpet"02br
00 While "Try finding it under the carpet" is wrong. 0-
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0Can I say,02br
00a She searched everywhere but still could not find it. 00 00b She searched for her ring around the kitchen. 00 0-
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0 You can say anything you want but it does not mean it's natural ot logical. 00a She searched everywhere but still could not find 01del00it.02del00 01sup00the ring02sup00 01del02del00 00 00b She looked 01del00searched 02del00for her ring in 01del00around02del
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