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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
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Hello....

How about the two sentences below?

How do these two sound to native ears?

a. We’ll get inside this trunk and take quickly out your dresses.

b. We’ll get inside this trunk and take your dresses quickly out.
  

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(a) is wrong. (b) is not impossible, but is not the most natural way to say it. " "get inside" may not be the correct choice.

— GPY

  • (a) is wrong.
  • (b) is not impossible, but is not the most natural way to say it.
  • " "get inside" may not be the correct choice.
  • g.
  • you need to break into it because you don't have the key), or that the trunk is so big that your whole bodies fit inside it.
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(a) is wrong. (b) is not impossible, but is not the most natural way to say it. The most natural way (moving only "quickly") is: "We’ll get inside this trunk and quickly take out your dresses."

"get inside" may not be the correct choice. It tends to suggest either that opening the trunk is difficult (e.g. you need to break into it because you don't have the key), or that the trunk is so b
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I see... I see...
Thanks so much for the clear-cut explanations, GPY!!
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pructusHow do these two sound to native ears?
Argh! Pretty bad! Emotion: smile

Here's how you can
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Argh, that really helps, CJ.....

Thanks so much for the good and deep explanations!!
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After some thought...

How about, "take your dresses quickly out of the room"?

If "out of the room" is added....
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and take your dresses safely and quickly out.

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if "safely and" is added?
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pructusAfter some thought...How about, "take your dresses quickly out of the room"?If "out of the room" is added....
That is OK. I think I would more likely say "take your dresses out of the room quickly" though.
pructusand take your dresses safely and quickly out.*********if "safely and" is added?
"take your dresse
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