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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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spilt the water

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) He helped to mop the floor when he spilled the water (on the table).02br
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00(b) Please mop the wet floor.02br
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00(c) He used a mop to mop / clean the waster on the floor.02br
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00(d) He cleaned the water (on the table) that spilt from the glass. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can I say,02font 02br 02br 01font 00(a) He helped to mop the floor when he spilled the water (on the table). 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) Please mop the wet floor. 02font 00Yes02br 02br 01font 00(c) He used a mop to mop / clean the 01i 01u 00water02u 02i 00 on the floor.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can I say,02font 02br 02br 01font 00(a) He helped to mop the floor when he spilled the water (on the table).
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) Please mop the wet floor.
  • 02font 00Yes02br 02br 01font 00(c) He used a mop to mop / clean the 01i 01u 00water02u 02i 00 on the floor.
  • 02font 00Don't say 'clean'.
  • 02br 02br 00The repetition in 01font 00He used a mop to mop .
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can I say,02font02br
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01font00(a) He helped to mop the floor when he spilled the water (on the table). 00Yes00.02font02br
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01font00(b) Please mop the wet floor. 02font00Yes02br
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0How do I correct sentence (c) and (d) ? 0-
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0mop up the water that spilled0-
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