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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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With the quickest speed
Can I say,
John was in a bedroom and heard a loud crash sound. He ran to the parlour with the quickest speed.
John was in a bedroom and heard a loud crash sound. He ran to the parlour with the quickest speed.
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John was in a ["a" is possible, but you may mean "his"] bedroom and heard ["when he heard" may be better] a loud crash / loud crashing sound . He ran to the parlour as quickly as possible.
- John was in a ["a" is possible, but you may mean "his"] bedroom and heard ["when he heard" may be better] a loud crash / loud crashing sound .
- He ran to the parlour as quickly as possible.
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John was in a ["a" is possible, but you may mean "his"] bedroom and heard ["when he heard" may be better] a loud crash / loud crashing sound. He ran to the parlour as quickly as possible.
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Thanks. Can I say,
(a) Suddenly, his mother slipped and fell down. At that time, he was in the bedroom. He heard a crash from the kitchen. So he rushed out to the kitchen.
(b) He helped his mother to stand up. She sat on the sofa while John fetched the first-aid kit.
(c) He ran to the living room at a high / fast speed.
(a) Suddenly, his mother slipped and fell down. At that time, he was in the bedroom. He heard a crash from the kitchen. So he rushed out to the kitchen.
(b) He helped his mother to stand up. She sat on the sofa while John fetched the first-aid kit.
(c) He ran to the living room at a high / fast speed.
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(a) Suddenly, his mother slipped and fell down. At that time, he was in the bedroom. He heard a crash from the kitchen, so he rushed out to the kitchen. [stylistically, the repetition of "kitchen" is ugly. You could say something like "so he rushed out to see what had happened"]
(b) He helped his mother to stand up. She sat on the sofa while John fetched the first-aid ki
(b) He helped his mother to stand up. She sat on the sofa while John fetched the first-aid ki
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