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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

There was ..../mark

There was a huge crowd gathered around the accident scene.

Why is wrong with this sentence? My teacher marked it as a mistake.

2nd question,

a)My teacher marked it as a mistake.

b)My teacher marked it wrong.

c)My teacher marked it wrongly.

Is the difference

a+b)My answer is wrong.

c)My teacher did a mistake.

Am I wrong ?
  

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Hi, There was a huge crowd gathered around the accident scene. Why is wrong with this sentence? My teacher marked it as a mistake.

— Clive

  • Hi, There was a huge crowd gathered around the accident scene.
  • Why is wrong with this sentence?
  • My teacher marked it as a mistake.
  • Nothing.
  • But 'around' is not a common preposition here.
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Hi,

There was a huge crowd gathered around the accident scene.

Why is wrong with this sentence? My teacher marked it as a mistake.

Nothing. But 'around' is not a common preposition here. 'At' is more natural.

2nd question,

a)My teacher marked it as a mistake.

b)My teacher m
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