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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
tense agreement
Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they don't usually
wake up if the parent leads them back to bed.
Please check the sentence. Thanks in advance.
wake up if the parent leads them back to bed.
Please check the sentence. Thanks in advance.
Top answer
I think the tense is OK. I would say this: Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they are usually in sleep even when the parent l eads them back to bed.
- I think the tense is OK.
- I would say this: Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they are usually in sleep even when the parent l eads them back to bed.
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I think the tense is OK.
I would say this:
Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they are usually
in sleep even when the parent leads them back to bed.
I would say this:
Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they are usually
in sleep even when the parent leads them back to bed.
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Thein Lwin 7291 Children don't remember that they were walking in their sleep, and they don't usually wake up if the parent leads them back to bed.The tenses are fine. I'd say 'a parent'.
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fivejedjon'in sleep' doesn't work.Thank you,fivejedjon.
Does "in sleep" not work here or is it not right to use it anywhere?
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vsureshDoes "in sleep" not work here or is it not right to use it anywhere?It doesn't work there. It would be better as: are usually asleep or are usually sleeping.
You should also follow fivejedjon's suggestion and write 'a parent'. Writing 'the parent' would only make sense if you had already
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AnonymousYou should also follow fivejedjon's suggestion and write 'a parent'. Writing 'the parent' would only make sense if you had already mentioned one in particular.Thank you,Anon.
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