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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
the task or tasks
1. The tasks of them are to clean and sweep the room.
2. The task of them is to clean and sweep the room.
Please correct the sentences. Thanks a lot.
2. The task of them is to clean and sweep the room.
Please correct the sentences. Thanks a lot.
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Their tasks are to clean and sweep the room. Their task is to clean and sweep the room. Both are possible, depending on whether it is perceieved as two tasks or one.
- Their tasks are to clean and sweep the room.
- Their task is to clean and sweep the room.
- Both are possible, depending on whether it is perceieved as two tasks or one.
- Because sweeping seems a part of cleaning, I think the "one task" interpretation may be more usual.
- "of them" is not natural here.
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Their tasks are to clean and sweep the room.
Their task is to clean and sweep the room.
Both are possible, depending on whether it is perceieved as two tasks or one. Because sweeping seems a part of cleaning, I think the "one task" interpretation may be more usual.
"of them" is not natural here.
Their task is to clean and sweep the room.
Both are possible, depending on whether it is perceieved as two tasks or one. Because sweeping seems a part of cleaning, I think the "one task" interpretation may be more usual.
"of them" is not natural here.
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