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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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shocked and ashamed of

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10(a) Last week afternoon, 12br 12blockquote 10This is not correct. g. 0-

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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10(a) Last week afternoon, 12br
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10This is not correct. You would have to specify which day of the week, e.g. 'Last Saturday afternoon'.0-
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0You're almost correct:02br
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00Her mother was shocked and ashamed of her daughter's bad behaviour one afternoon last week. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00If you want to make it very clear that the behaviour was the reason for the shock, you need to say 02br
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01font00One afternoon last week, her mother was shocked 01b00by02b00 and ashamed of her daughter's bad behaviour.02font02br
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0What are the difference between "01font00was shocked by02font00" and 01font00"was shocked02font00" if I just say "... was shocked and ashamed..." 02br
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01font00One afternoon last week, her mother was shocked 01b00by02b00 and ashamed
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10Finally, I'd say 11font10'11b10the12b10 mother . . .11b10 her12b10 daughter' rather than 11b10'her12b10 mother . . . 11b10 her12b10 daughter'.12font10
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0That is my question.02br
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00What are the difference between "01font00was shocked by02font00" and 01font00"was shocked02font00" if I just say "... was shocked and ashamed..." 0-
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00Hi,02br
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01b00(a) Last week afternoon, her mother was shocked and ashamed of her daughter's bad behaviour / her bad behaviour. 02b02br
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01font00What are the difference between01b00 "was shocked by02b00" and 01b
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01cite10Clive12cite11font12br
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10Hi,12br
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11b10(a) Last week afternoon, her mother was shocked and ashamed of her daughter's bad behaviour / her bad behaviour. 12b12br
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11font10What are the difference b
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