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Joshua Chang Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Three sentences

Are these three sentences grammatical? Are they able to be simplified?

1."He kept griping at me because he was shared a lot of work by me."

2."My sister had a car accident the day before yesterday."

3."We boarded the gorgeous cruise at 2:30 p.m."

  

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" Incorrect. You can say 'a lot of work ws shared' but you can't say 'he was shared'. Say eg He kept griping because I made him do a share of the work.

— Clive

  • " Incorrect.
  • You can say 'a lot of work ws shared' but you can't say 'he was shared'.
  • Say eg He kept griping because I made him do a share of the work.
  • " Fine.
  • Simple.
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1."He kept griping at me because he was shared a lot of work by me." Incorrect. You can say 'a lot of work ws shared' but you can't say 'he was shared'.

Say eg He kept griping because I made him do a share of the work.

Simpler is eg

2."My sister had a car accident the day before yesterday." Fine. Simple.

You could say ''om Friday' instead of 't

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