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Redkiddy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
some quesions
1. My sister had done the house................antique gold just before antique gold became the most popular color.................
drapes and rugs.
a) of /of b) on /from c) over /into d) in /for e) by / in I said a is that true? not sure
2.They have told me the buses.....town run........every twenty minutes.
a) into/about b) to /in c) by /at d) at / of e) in / with I said b is that true? not sure
3. Did you like my pullover? I bought it........the sommer sale ...................half price.
a) at/at b) in /for c) on /by d) over / in e) by/ below I said c is that true? not sure
* by the way preposition "by" where and how we used is unknown to me, Do we have to memorize for all situations or is there a rule for that.
Thank You.........from Turkland.
drapes and rugs.
a) of /of b) on /from c) over /into d) in /for e) by / in I said a is that true? not sure
2.They have told me the buses.....town run........every twenty minutes.
a) into/about b) to /in c) by /at d) at / of e) in / with I said b is that true? not sure
3. Did you like my pullover? I bought it........the sommer sale ...................half price.
a) at/at b) in /for c) on /by d) over / in e) by/ below I said c is that true? not sure
* by the way preposition "by" where and how we used is unknown to me, Do we have to memorize for all situations or is there a rule for that.
Thank You.........from Turkland.
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Redkiddy 1. drapes and rugs. a) of /of b) on /from c) over /into d) in /for e) by / in I said a is that true?
- Redkiddy 1.
- drapes and rugs.
- a) of /of b) on /from c) over /into d) in /for e) by / in I said a is that true?
- every twenty minutes.
- a) into/about b) to /in c) by /at d) at / of e) in / with I said b is that true?
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Redkiddy1. My sister had done the house......antique gold just before antique gold became the most popular color.......drapes and rugs.
a) of /of b) on /from c) over /into d) in /for e) by / in I said a is that true? not sure
2.They have told me the buses.....town run........every twenty minutes.
a) into/about b) to /in
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For #1, I would say "up in", rather than "in". For #3, I would choose A (at/at). But in/for might be used by some speakers.
MrP
MrP
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"Had done the house" -- Is it natural to say "done the house"?. Shouldn't it be "Had decorated the house"?
1. My sister had done the house................antique gold just before antique gold became the most popular color.................
drapes and rugs.
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Hello Rish
You might hear it in conversation, e.g. (from a google):
1. In response to the scenery the previous owner had done the house in a series of blues...
If the speaker viewed the decoration as a distinct improvement, he might say "she had done up the house", etc. It does imply that "she" did the work, though, rather than paying someone else to do it (in which case
You might hear it in conversation, e.g. (from a google):
1. In response to the scenery the previous owner had done the house in a series of blues...
If the speaker viewed the decoration as a distinct improvement, he might say "she had done up the house", etc. It does imply that "she" did the work, though, rather than paying someone else to do it (in which case
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