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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
When / while
Can I say,
When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking by the river, he stepped at/ in / into a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking to the stream, he stepped on the nail.
When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking by the river, he stepped at/ in / into a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking to the stream, he stepped on the nail.
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Can I say, John stepped on a rusty nail and felt pain / painful in his leg. John was pain painful of his leg. John had a pain in his leg.
- Can I say, John stepped on a rusty nail and felt pain / painful in his leg.
- John was pain painful of his leg.
- John had a pain in his leg.
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Can I say,
John stepped on a rusty nail and felt pain / painful in his leg.
John was pain painful of his leg.
John had a pain in his leg.
John stepped on a rusty nail and felt pain / painful in his leg.
John was pain painful of his leg.
John had a pain in his leg.
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Can I say,
John stepped on the nail. Ali quickly carried him and ran towards to a clinic nearby.
John stepped on the nail. Ali quickly carried him and ran towards to a clinic nearby.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,'the' nail if it has been previously mentioned, otherwise a nail.
John stepped on the nail. Ali quickly carried him and ran towards to a clinic nearby.
John stepped on the/a nail. Ali quickly carried him and ran
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John stepped on a rusty nail and felt pain / painful in his leg.
John was pain painful of his leg. - NO
John had a pain in his leg. - OK.
John was pain painful of his leg. - NO
John had a pain in his leg. - OK.
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When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped on a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking by the river, he stepped onat/ in / into a rusty nail.
When / While Jack was walking to the stream, he stepped on the/a nail.
When / While Jack was walking by the river, he stepped on
When / While Jack was walking to the stream, he stepped on the/a nail.
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Can I say,
When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped on a rusty nail on / at the road.
When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped on a rusty nail on / at the road.
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When / while Jack and John were walking, Jack stepped on a rusty nail in on / at the road.
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Reading will help you build up your English basics and I am so sure of that. What you are learning is what I would call "Frankenstien English " in which you manage to learn part of the speech, or phrases from the forum and piece it to a context without knowing confidently how to fit it together to make it look and sound grammatical as it should in natural English.
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"Reading" -- good advic
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