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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
When the New year
Can I say,
(a) She bakes a cake when the New year is coming.
(b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New year.
(a) She bakes a cake when the New year is coming.
(b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New year.
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(a) She bakes a cake when (the) New Year i s coming. (b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New Year .
- (a) She bakes a cake when (the) New Year i s coming.
- (b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New Year .
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(a) She bakes a cake when (the) New Year is coming.
(b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New Year.
(b) She bakes a cake because it is (the) New Year.
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a) She bakes a cake when (the) New Year is coming.
Simple third person rule does not work well with future context. This is a troubling sentence to me.
YOu may say however, "She bakes a cake for the New Year as a tradition". A tradition is something one follows and repeats, as she "bakes" a cake every New Year. But " when New Year is coming..."
sounds wrong.
Simple third person rule does not work well with future context. This is a troubling sentence to me.
YOu may say however, "She bakes a cake for the New Year as a tradition". A tradition is something one follows and repeats, as she "bakes" a cake every New Year. But " when New Year is coming..."
sounds wrong.
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