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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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who rode / was riding

Can I say,

Suddenly, a man who rode / was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag. She was very scared because she had many cash in her handbag. The motorcyclist went away as fast as he could. She shouted for help. Two men came out of the shop to help her, but it was too late. She was sad, but she also thanked the men for helping her.
  

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[A man riding] is enough. Otherwise, 'who was riding,' but not 'who rode'.

  • [A man riding] is enough.
  • Otherwise, 'who was riding,' but not 'who rode'.
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[A man riding] is enough. Otherwise, 'who was riding,' but not 'who rode'.
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Thanks. I try:

Suddenly, a man who was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag. She was very scared because she had many cash in her handbag. The motorcyclist went away as fast as he could. She shouted for help. Two men came out of the shop to help her, but it was too late. She was sad, but she also thanked the men for helping her.

How about others (underline sentenc
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much or a lot of cash.
'Many' is used for countable nouns. Coins and bills are countable but the word cash is not.

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