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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

was still behind

Can I say,

(a) The rabbit ran very fast but the tortoise was still behind / was left behind (of it) .

(b) The rabbit ran very fast but the tortoise was still behind of him.
  

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(a) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind / was left behind. (b) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind him .

— Mister Micawber

  • (a) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind / was left behind.
  • (b) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind him .
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(a) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind / was left behind.
(b) The rabbit ran very fast and the tortoise was still behind him.
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Can I say,

(a) The next morning, they started a race. The rabbit was too fast that the tortoise was far away behind it / the rabbit. The proud rabbit thought that he would win the race. So he took a rest behind a tree and was fast asleep.

(b) When the rabbit woke up, he saw the tortoise was far away in front of him. The to
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a) The next morning, they started a race. The rabbit was so fast that the tortoise was far behind him. The proud rabbit thought that he would win the race. So he took a rest behind a tree and fell fast asleep.

I have used "him" instead of it in this sentence as you have given personality to this rabbit.

(b) When the rabbit woke up, he saw the tortoise was
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I agree with Louise, except that I would use 'finish line'.
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