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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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while/with kids rode on the bikes and ran around

0Sitting in a comfortable wooden chair in a street cafe savoring a cup of coffee, [while kids rode on the bikes and ran around/ with kids ridings on their bikes and running around], made me feel alive again.02br
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001. Are there any mistakes?02br
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002. Which choice is better?02br
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00Thanks.0-
  

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12br 12br 101. Are there any mistakes? 11b 10amended12b 12br 12br 102.

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  • Are there any mistakes?
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Sitting11font10 11b10on12b12font10 a comfortable wooden chair in a street cafe savoring a cup of coffee, [while kids rode 11font11b10their12b12font10 bikes and ran around/ with kids 11f
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0Hi,02br
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00I thought you sat in your chair and not sat on the chair. Which one is correct?0-
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0Either one works. 0-
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0 But 01i00generally02i00 one sits on a wooden chair and in a padded arm chair. It seems that having arms on a chair indicates whether you are sitting on it or in it.0-
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0I agree with Feebs.02br
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00When the chair has arms to protect you from falling, you sit in the chair. 02br
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00You sit on a bench. You sit on a stool.0-
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0I did a Google search and found out that most wooden chairs don't come with arms but some do. So would you use 01b00in 02b00for this type of wooden chair?02br
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0As long as the chair has arms or anything to stop you from falling, you should say 'sit in the chair.'0-

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