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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Until clean / unitl it turned clean
Can I say,
(a) After breakfast, my parents left for buying / to buy groceries.
I washed the car until clean and clear.
(b) He mopped the floor until it turned clean.
(c) When his parents woke up, they saw the car and the living room was clean.
(a) After breakfast, my parents left for buying / to buy groceries.
I washed the car until clean and clear.
(b) He mopped the floor until it turned clean.
(c) When his parents woke up, they saw the car and the living room was clean.
Top answer
(a) After breakfast my parents left to buy groceries. (ok) I washed the car (clean). You can omit "clean" if you want to.
- (a) After breakfast my parents left to buy groceries.
- (ok) I washed the car (clean).
- You can omit "clean" if you want to.
- "clear" is also misplaced there.
- (b) I suppose this would be understood but again "turn" is misplaced there.
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(a)
After breakfast my parents left to buy groceries. (ok)
I washed the car (clean).
You can omit "clean" if you want to. "clear" is also misplaced there.
(b) I suppose this would be understood but again "turn" is misplaced there.
Why not just say
He mopped the floor clean.
Or if you really want to use "until" then you could say
After breakfast my parents left to buy groceries. (ok)
I washed the car (clean).
You can omit "clean" if you want to. "clear" is also misplaced there.
(b) I suppose this would be understood but again "turn" is misplaced there.
Why not just say
He mopped the floor clean.
Or if you really want to use "until" then you could say
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