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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

the following Sunday.

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"........on Friday, December 17th. The anniversary falls on the following Sunday."

What day will the anniversary fall on? the 19th or the 26th.

(2) we beat/defeat their team by 10 points

beat or defeat?

(3)It's not a question now that/whether man can land on the moon.

that or whether?

Thank you all in advance!
  

Top answer

on Friday, December 17th. I take it as "the 19th". I think we can use both, but "beat" is more common and more colloquial.

— Paco2004

  • on Friday, December 17th.
  • I take it as "the 19th".
  • I think we can use both, but "beat" is more common and more colloquial.
  • Hly2004 (3)"It's not a question now that/whether man can land on the moon".
  • "That" would not be incorrect, but I use "whether".
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Hly2004(1)"........on Friday, December 17th. The anniversary falls on the following Sunday."
Which day will the anniversary fall on, the 19th or the 26th?I take it as "the 19th".
Hly2004(2) "We beat/defeated their team by 10 points." "Beat" or "defeat"?I think we can use both, but "beat" is more common and more colloquial.
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