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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

UK

1- He's from the United Kingdom/the UK/ Britain.

2- He comes from the USA.

Are these natural?

3- He almost ran me down last week.

What does this sentence mean?

4- No Teachers in that school can teach English better than him.

Thank you very much.
  

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Dear sir, Number 1 is correct. It is however not common to say «he is from Britain». It is more common to say «he is British».

  • Dear sir, Number 1 is correct.
  • It is however not common to say «he is from Britain».
  • It is more common to say «he is British».
  • Number 2 is correct.
  • In number 3, to «run down» means «to hit with a car».
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Dear sir,

Number 1 is correct. It is however not common to say «he is from Britain». It is more common to say «he is British».

Number 2 is correct.

In number 3, to «run down» means «to hit with a car».

Number 4 is correct. «He is a better teacher of English than the teachers in that school.»

Kind regards,

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