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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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sold out / up

Can I say,

(a) He had totally sold forty-seven of storybooks.

(b) He sold / sold out / up forty-seven storybooks.

(c) He packed the books in / into some boxes. He sold them out.

(d) Each bag of mangoes cost / costs $5 and tomatoes costs $ 5. He sold out all the

books.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) He had totally sold forty-seven of storybooks. He sold forty-seven storybooks in all. He sold a total of forty-seven storybooks.

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) He had totally sold forty-seven of storybooks.
  • He sold forty-seven storybooks in all.
  • He sold a total of forty-seven storybooks.
  • (b) He sold / sold out / up forty-seven storybooks.
  • "Sold out" is an expression which means he sold all the storybooks he had.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,

(a) He had totally sold forty-seven of storybooks. He sold forty-seven storybooks in all. He sold a total of forty-seven storybooks.

(b) He sold / sold out / up forty-seven storybooks. "Sold out" is an expression which means he sold all the storyboo

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