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MustAsk Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

The teacher gave us a class...

Hi,

"The teacher gave us a class in English."
"The teacher gave a class to us in English"

Are both possible or is any of the sentences wrong?

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MustAsk Are both possible or is any of the sentences wrong? Both are understandable, but the meaning in unclear. Was the class conducted in English or was it on the topic of English?

— Mister Micawber

  • MustAsk Are both possible or is any of the sentences wrong?
  • Both are understandable, but the meaning in unclear.
  • Was the class conducted in English or was it on the topic of English?
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MustAskAre both possible or is any of the sentences wrong?
Both are understandable, but the meaning in unclear. Was the class conducted in English or was it on the topic of English?
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The teacher gave us a history lesson in English. (He spoke in the English language while giving the lesson in history.)
The teacher gave us an English lesson. (The lesson was about English.)
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Mister Micawber MustAskAre both possible or is any of the sentences wrong?Both are understandable, but the meaning in unclear. Was the class conducted in English or was it on the topic of English?
The class was conducted in English.
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See the response by AlpheccaStars just above your last post.
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