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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Which is a correct answer?
Hi! I am an English learner in Tokyo.
Which do you think is a correct anwer?
Cook Robin was last seen (alive, living) around midnight yesterday, so I think he was killed some time after that.
Which do you think is a correct anwer?
Cook Robin was last seen (alive, living) around midnight yesterday, so I think he was killed some time after that.
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Anonymous Which do you think is a correct anwer? Correct answer to what? You haven't asked a question!
- Anonymous Which do you think is a correct anwer?
- Correct answer to what?
- You haven't asked a question!
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AnonymousWhich do you think is a correct anwer?Correct answer to what? You haven't asked a question!
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Sorry, I should choose "living" or "alive." as a correct word in this sentence.
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Hi Anon
You should use the word 'alive':
- Cook Robin was last seen alive around midnight yesterday, so he was killed sometime after that.
You should use the word 'alive':
- Cook Robin was last seen alive around midnight yesterday, so he was killed sometime after that.
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Thank you very much!
I wonder if you would tell why you cannot use "living" in this sentence, if possible.
I wonder if you would tell why you cannot use "living" in this sentence, if possible.
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AnonymousI wonder if you would tell why you cannot use "living" in this sentence, if possible.I can't think of any logical reason. It's just not idiomatic (not something that a native speaker would naturally say).
There are lots of cases like this in English (and, I guess, other languages too). A sentence can be grammatically correct, and apparently h
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