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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The features of plants and animals
Can I say,
(a) A crock crows at dawn in the morning.
(b) The python is swallowing (a frog).
(c) The buterfly flutters on / around / at the flower.
(d) The chick hatched from /through an egg.
(e) The cat is licking the paw.
(f) (i) The bird is feeding chicks (with) some worms.
(ii) The bird is feeding its / the youngs some worms.
(a) A crock crows at dawn in the morning.
(b) The python is swallowing (a frog).
(c) The buterfly flutters on / around / at the flower.
(d) The chick hatched from /through an egg.
(e) The cat is licking the paw.
(f) (i) The bird is feeding chicks (with) some worms.
(ii) The bird is feeding its / the youngs some worms.
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Can I say, for the most part yes, but the sentences with the cat and the bird are stilted . (a) A crock crows at dawn in the morning. A **** crows at dawn.
- Can I say, for the most part yes, but the sentences with the cat and the bird are stilted .
- (a) A crock crows at dawn in the morning.
- A **** crows at dawn.
- (in the morning is redundant) (b) The python is swallowing (a frog).
- You can say this.
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Can I say,
for the most part yes, but the sentences with the cat and the bird are stilted.
(a) Acrock crows at dawn in the morning. A **** crows at dawn. (in the morning is redundant)
(b) The python is swallowing (a frog). You can say this.
for the most part yes, but the sentences with the cat and the bird are stilted.
(a) A
(b) The python is swallowing (a frog). You can say this.
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Is there a wrong way to say , "with"?
i) The bird is feeding chicks with some worms.
Ii) He is feeding an elephant with some sugarcane.
(iii) He is feeding chickens with some grain.
i) The bird is feeding chicks with some worms.
Ii) He is feeding an elephant with some sugarcane.
(iii) He is feeding chickens with some grain.
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Hi Vincent
With (and some) is not necessary. It may even be confusing.
What is the bird feeding the chicks? The bird is feeding the chicks worms.
What is he feeding an elephant? He is feeding an elephant sugarcane.
What is he feeding chickens? He is feeding chickens grain.
With (and some) is not necessary. It may even be confusing.
What is the bird feeding the chicks? The bird is feeding the chicks worms.
What is he feeding an elephant? He is feeding an elephant sugarcane.
What is he feeding chickens? He is feeding chickens grain.
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