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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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There was no people
Can I say,
(a) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people around.
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give a help / coming to help him.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no people came to help / came to get help.
(a) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people around.
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give a help / coming to help him.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no people came to help / came to get help.
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(a) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people around. OK.
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give a help / coming to help him. Help cannot be counted.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no people came to help / came to get help. If no people came, then one person coming is logivcally possible, so use no one or nobody. Going to get h
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give a help / coming to help him. Help cannot be counted.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no people came to help / came to get help. If no people came, then one person coming is logivcally possible, so use no one or nobody. Going to get h
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So, the correct versions are:
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give help / coming to help him.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no one came to help / came to get help.
Right?
How about this sentence:
(d) Hie friend shouted loudly for help but no one heard.
(b) Peter shouted loudly, but there were no people coming to give help / coming to help him.
(c) Peter shouted loudly, but no one came to help / came to get help.
Right?
How about this sentence:
(d) Hie friend shouted loudly for help but no one heard.
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