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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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Volunteer

Can I say,

Some parents volunteered to clean the school. John's father mowed the lawn and some volunteer planted some new green plants.

They planted some lovely flowers.
  

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Some parents volunteered to clean the school. John's father mowed the grass ["lawn" is possible, but to me it's not something that's often associated with schools. It's more likely to be found in a private garden] and some volunteers planted some new green plants .

  • Some parents volunteered to clean the school.
  • John's father mowed the grass ["lawn" is possible, but to me it's not something that's often associated with schools.
  • It's more likely to be found in a private garden] and some volunteers planted some new green plants .
  • ["green plants" sounds odd.
  • As opposed to what other sort?
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Some parents volunteered to clean the school. John's father mowed the grass ["lawn" is possible, but to me it's not something that's often associated with schools. It's more likely to be found in a private garden] and some volunteers planted some new green plants. ["green plants" sounds odd. As opposed to what other sort? To avoid the awkward plant/planted repetition you

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