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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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When / during she is free
Can I say,
(a) I am painting when I am free.
(b) She is painting because she is free.
(c) She likes painting when she is free.
(d) She likes painting during her free time.
(a) I am painting when I am free.
(b) She is painting because she is free.
(c) She likes painting when she is free.
(d) She likes painting during her free time.
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These all work for me except (b). " She is not in jail. She is not a slave.
- These all work for me except (b).
- " She is not in jail.
- She is not a slave.
- She does not have worrisome burdens.
- Why does the caged bird sing?
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These all work for me except (b). "Because she is free" suggests the larger sense of "free." She is not in jail. She is not a slave. She does not have worrisome burdens.
Why does the caged bird sing?
Why does the caged bird sing?
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Can I say,
(a) She is painting during free time.
(b) She is painting during the free time.
(a) She is painting during free time.
(b) She is painting during the free time.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,Yes. (b) implies some prior context in order to use the defiinite article. You could avoid this problem by saying "her free time."
(a) She is painting during free time.
(b) She is painting during the free time.
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