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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

suspiciously

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00(a) Last week, John was on the way home. He saw two men acting suspiciously by a car parked outside the house.02br
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00 Theywere trying to steal the car.02br
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00(b) Last week, John was on his way home. Suspiciously, he saw two men parked the car outside the house. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00a) Last week, John was on the way home. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) Last week, John was on his way home. Suspiciously, he saw two men 01u 00parked the car02u 00 outside the house.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00a) Last week, John was on the way home.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) Last week, John was on his way home.
  • Suspiciously, he saw two men 01u 00parked the car02u 00 outside the house.
  • 02br 02br 00In A, 'suspiciously' modifies 'acting'.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00a) Last week, John was on the way home. He saw two men acting suspiciously by a car parked outside 01b01del00the02del00 a/his02b00 house.02font02br
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01font00 Theywere trying to steal 01del01b00the ca
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0I made some corrections here:02br
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00(a) 01font00 Last week, John was on the way home. He saw two men acting suspiciously near a car parked outside 01b00a/his02b00 house. 02font01font00They were trying to steal it.02font02br
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0Hi,02br
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00(a) 01font00 Last week, John was on the way home. He saw two men acting suspiciously near a car parked outside 01b00a/his02b00 house. 02font01font00They were trying to steal it. "S02font00uspiciously' suggests it just looked like maybe they were trying
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1font00>is there correct?02font02br
00After such a long time here, I'd have thought you can have a better version of the above question. 0-
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0Thank you for your clear explanation. I understood what you mean.02br
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00I try to do some corrections.02br
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01font00(b) Last week, John was on his way home. Suspiciously, he saw two men standing beside a car parked near a house.02font02br
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00 Can I say,02br
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00(c)
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0Hi Clive, 02br
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00I didn't pick up on the suspicous mistake because I too feel it fits 05002br
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00If I understand you correctly, you are saying it contradicts with the actual theft.02br
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00Well, is it possible to use it to put the listeners in suspense, making them feel something was not right and later revealing the tru
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I didn't pick up on the suspicous mistake because I too feel it fits 05000 If I understand you correctly, you are saying it contradicts with the actual theft. Well, is it possible to use it to put the listeners in suspense, making them feel something was not right and later revealing the truth. For example.02font
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can I say,02font02br
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00You need to change the underlined parts. Try again.02br
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01font00(c) On the way, John suspiciously saw 01u00a car parked in front of his neighbour was stolen02u00.02font02br
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0How about my corrections?02br
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00I try to make some corrections.02br
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01font00(b) Last week, John was on his way home. Suspiciously, he saw two men standing beside a car parked near a house.02font02br
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00 Can I say,02br
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00(c) On the way, John suspiciously saw a
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0 Vince,02br
00A forum experts has already advised you not to use "suspiciously" for now until you understand how to use it.02br
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01font01sup00(b) Last week, John was on his way home. Suspiciously, he saw two men standing beside a car parked near a house.02sup00 Yes, you can use this word in this sentence but it
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