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Diddy Posted 20 years ago
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0He upset with his bike.02br
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00Is that sentence correct?02br
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00If not why and then please give me the correct one.0-
  

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0Possibilities are02br
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00He was upset with his bike02br
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00He is upset with his bike02br
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00He has been upset with his bike02br
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00He will be upset with his bike02br
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00It all depends on when he is/was/will be upset!0-
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0Hi, I don't think that's correct.02br
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001) If "upset" is a transitive verb it sould be: He upset his bike. 02br
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002) If "upset" is meant to be an intransitive verb it sould be: "His bike upset."02br
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002) If "upset" is meant to be an adjective you need a verb in the sentence. For example: He was upset with his bike. (I, h
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0But I do not mean he gets angry with his bike.02br
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00I want to mean he falls while he is cycling.02br
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00Please help0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00He fell off his bike.02font02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0But then if one makes a bottle fall.02br
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00He ..... the bottle.02br
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00Please help0-
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0Hi,02br
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00'Fall' is an intransitive verb.02br
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01font00He dropped the bottle.02font02br
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01font00He made the bottle fall.02font02br
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01font00He 01i00upset 02i00the bottle. (01
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0Thank you. I tried to use upset.02br
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00But please give me an example in which you use the bike.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00He fell off his bike.02br
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00'Upset' is not a verb you would use in this context. It would sound very odd.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Oh I see, no, you wouldn't use upset to mean overturn in this context. 0-
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0OK thank you very much.02br
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00I certainly understood the meaning of that word (upset).0-
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