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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

stick/stuck

0He stick/stuck his head out of window and grinned as he escaped while02br
00his ex wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street 02br
00gaining on him.02br
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001. What is the past tense for stick, stuck?02br
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002. Are there any mistakes?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0"stuck"02br 02br 00Rewritten, with other changes:02br 02br 00"He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while02br 00his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02br 00gaining on him"0-

  • 0"stuck"02br 02br 00Rewritten, with other changes:02br 02br 00"He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while02br 00his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02br 00gaining on him"0-
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0"stuck"02br
02br
00Rewritten, with other changes:02br
02br
00"He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while02br
00his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, 02br
00gaining on him"0-
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0Thanks GrammarGuy!0-
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0Hey, N2G, I was having trouble posting. 02br
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00There 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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0I understand "as" as in the process of. In this case, it would be02br
00"in the process of escaping" which means he'd not gotten away though he was trying to.02br
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00Thanks for the period advice. I have been having that problem recently because it takes02br
00really 10 full seconds for the letters to show up on my screen. A02br
00lot o
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0Ouch. That sounds frustrating!02br
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00If you say "as he escaped" the readers will assume he DID escape.02br
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00As he attempted to escape, or as he tried to escape, or even in the process of his attempted escape.0-
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0I think I get it now. Thanks GG.0-

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