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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Using the umbrella in the rain

Can I say,

(a) The umbrella protects us from rain.
(b) The umbrella is to protect people from rain.
(c) He used / is using the umbrella in the rain.
(d) He opened his umbrella when it is raining.
(e) He used the umnrella during the rain.
  

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(a) Umbrellas protect us from rain. (b) Umbrellas protect protect people from rain. (c) He used / is using the umbrella in the rain.

  • (a) Umbrellas protect us from rain.
  • (b) Umbrellas protect protect people from rain.
  • (c) He used / is using the umbrella in the rain.
  • (d) He opened his umbrella when it began to rain.
  • (e) He used the umbrella during the rain.
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(a) Umbrellas protect us from rain.
(b) Umbrellas protect protect people from rain.
(c) He used / is using the umbrella in the rain.
(d) He opened his umbrella when it began to rain.
(e) He used the umbrella during the rain.

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