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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

took a lift

Can I say,



  1. They took a lift to (the) Lee’s house at 8th floor.



  2. They took a lift to reach there.



  3. When they reached there, they took a lift to the 8th floor.



  4. She lives on (the) 8th floor in / of Damai Apartment.



  5. She lives in 5 th floor at Damai Apartment.



  6. They visited their friends who live at (the) 8th floor.



  7. They did not use the staircase and they took the lift.



  8. They took a lift to go up to 5 th floor.
  

Top answer

Vincent Teo Can I say, They took a lift to (the) Lee’s house aapartment/flat/home at 8th floor. " They took a lift to reach there. ok When they reached there, they took a lift to the 8th floor.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say, They took a lift to (the) Lee’s house aapartment/flat/home at 8th floor.
  • " They took a lift to reach there.
  • ok When they reached there, they took a lift to the 8th floor.
  • ok She lives on the 8th floor in / of Damai Apartment s .
  • She lives on the 5 th floor at Damai Apartment s .
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Vincent TeoCan I say,


  1. They took a lift to (the) Lee’s house aapartment/flat/home at 8th floor. If it is Lee [one person] no article is required; if it is a family called Lee, then "the Lees' apartment..."


  2. They took a lift to reach there.
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I notice the word ‘lift’ used in the thread. ‘Lift’ is not a usual term for ‘elevator’ in our part of the world. Most of us would not understand the expression ‘take a lift’. Instead we would say ‘take the elevator.’
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American English - elevator

British English - lift
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