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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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when the phone rang

0Can I say,02br
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00Last morning, Susan was having her lunch. After lunch / After having her lunch, she went to the kitchen to wash her hands with a bar of soap. She took off her ring and put it at the windowsill. 02br
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00(i)She quickly rushed to the living room to answer the phone when the phone rang.02br
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00(ii) She quickly rushed into the living room when she heard the phone rang. 02br
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00(iii) She quickly rushed in the living room while the phone rang. 02br
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00 She quickly rushed in the living room while she heard the phone rang.02br
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00 She quickly rushed into the living room while ringing the phone. 0-
  

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02br 01i 00You can use these:02i 02br 02br 01b 00Yesterday02b 00 noon00, Susan01b 00 had02b 00 her lunch. 02b 00 She took off her ring and put it 01b 00on02b 00 the windowsill. 02br 02br 00(i) 01b 00 When the phone rang, she02b 00 quickly rushed to the living room to answer01b 00 it.

  • 02br 01i 00You can use these:02i 02br 02br 01b 00Yesterday02b 00 noon00, Susan01b 00 had02b 00 her lunch.
  • 02b 00 She took off her ring and put it 01b 00on02b 00 the windowsill.
  • 02br 02br 00(i) 01b 00 When the phone rang, she02b 00 quickly rushed to the living room to answer01b 00 it.
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01i00You can use these:02i02br
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01b00Yesterday02b00 noon00, Susan01b00 had02b00 her lunch. After lunch / After having her lunch, she went to the kitchen to wash her 01b00hands.02b00 She took off her ring and put it 01b00on02b00 the windowsill. 0
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0(i) is the best, but it can be simplied as 'She quickly rushed to the living room to answer the phone when it rang.'02br
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00By the way, where have you read such expression as 'last morning'? Do you mean 'yesterday morning' or 'last Friday morning'?0-
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0I'm not super experienced, but so far I can tell you it's02br
00probably (ii) 01u01font00She quickly rushed into the living room to when she heard the phone ringing.02font02u02br
00Because we're talking about a room, in this case a room you can go into.... and I think it should02br
00be ringing instead o
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0I mean 01b00little mistake02b02br
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01u01font00She quickly rushed into the living room, when she heard the phone ringing.02font02u0-
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) As Susan was washing the hands, the phone rang.02br
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00(b) When /While Susan was washing the hands, the phone rang. At the same time, a crow flew into the kitchen. 0-
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0her hands rather than the hands, but otherwise ok.0-

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