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Monalisatuan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The restaurant is crowded
Dear teachers,
Can I say like this?
On Sundays this restaurant is very crowded with customers and on other days it is much less crowded
On Sundays this restaurant is very patronized /frquented with customers and on other days it is much less patronized/frequented
On Sundays this restaurant is well-patronized and on other days it is much less patronized
Thank you in advance
Can I say like this?
On Sundays this restaurant is very crowded with customers and on other days it is much less crowded
On Sundays this restaurant is very patronized /frquented with customers and on other days it is much less patronized/frequented
On Sundays this restaurant is well-patronized and on other days it is much less patronized
Thank you in advance
Top answer
All three sentences are gramatically correct, but the first is by far the most idiomatic.
- All three sentences are gramatically correct, but the first is by far the most idiomatic.
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All three sentences are gramatically correct, but the first is by far the most idiomatic.
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Hi. Welcome back.
The sentence with "frequented" is awkward, or unnatural, but the other two are fine.
"Well-patronized" is more natural than "very patronized." A natural phrase or adverb to intensify "frequented" doesn't come to mind. We usually use "frequented" when mentioning a certain clientele or type of people or others which may be found at a given location. "The s
The sentence with "frequented" is awkward, or unnatural, but the other two are fine.
"Well-patronized" is more natural than "very patronized." A natural phrase or adverb to intensify "frequented" doesn't come to mind. We usually use "frequented" when mentioning a certain clientele or type of people or others which may be found at a given location. "The s
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Hi,
I think the restaurant is patronized "by customers", not "with customers "
Best wishes
I think the restaurant is patronized "by customers", not "with customers "
Best wishes
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Tuongvan the restaurant is patronized "by customers", not "with customers "You're right, Van. (This problem applies only to the middle example, where all the problems are located.)
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It is not confusing but normally as a teacher I would say the first is better but you can use the first one.
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