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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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stick/stuck
0 He stick/stuck his head out of window and grinned as he escaped while 02 br
00 his ex wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street 02 br
00 gaining on him. 02 br
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00 1. What is the past tense for stick, stuck? 02 br
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00 2. Are there any mistakes? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
00 his ex wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street 02 br
00 gaining on him. 02 br
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00 1. What is the past tense for stick, stuck? 02 br
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00 2. Are there any mistakes? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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0 "stuck" 02 br 02 br 00 Rewritten, with other changes: 02 br 02 br 00 "He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while 02 br 00 his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02 br 00 gaining on him" 0-
- 0 "stuck" 02 br 02 br 00 Rewritten, with other changes: 02 br 02 br 00 "He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while 02 br 00 his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02 br 00 gaining on him" 0-
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0 "stuck" 02 br
02 br
00 Rewritten, with other changes: 02 br
02 br
00 "He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while 02 br
00 his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02 br
00 gaining on him" 0-
02 br
00 Rewritten, with other changes: 02 br
02 br
00 "He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while 02 br
00 his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02 br
00 gaining on him" 0-
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0 Hey, N2G, I was having trouble posting. 02 br
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00 There is a problem with your use of "escape" -- that says he got away, but you later say his ex was gaining on him. Also, don't forget to end your sentences with a period. 0-
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00 There is a problem with your use of "escape" -- that says he got away, but you later say his ex was gaining on him. Also, don't forget to end your sentences with a period. 0-
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0 I understand "as" as in the process of. In this case, it would be 02 br
00 "in the process of escaping" which means he'd not gotten away though he was trying to. 02 br
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00 Thanks for the period advice. I have been having that problem recently because it takes 02 br
00 really 10 full seconds for the letters to show up on my screen. A 02 br
00 lot o
00 "in the process of escaping" which means he'd not gotten away though he was trying to. 02 br
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00 Thanks for the period advice. I have been having that problem recently because it takes 02 br
00 really 10 full seconds for the letters to show up on my screen. A 02 br
00 lot o
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0 Ouch. That sounds frustrating! 02 br
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00 If you say "as he escaped" the readers will assume he DID escape. 02 br
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00 As he attempted to escape, or as he tried to escape, or even in the process of his attempted escape. 0-
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00 If you say "as he escaped" the readers will assume he DID escape. 02 br
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00 As he attempted to escape, or as he tried to escape, or even in the process of his attempted escape. 0-
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