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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Won the first prize
Can I say,
He won the first prize in the race.
He won the first prize in the race.
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Hi VT If you say "He won first prize in the race", I would understand that to mean that he won the race and therefore received the top prize. If you say "He won the first prize in the race", that sounds a bit like he won a prize before anyone else did. In other words, there may have been several or many prizes of equal value to be won during the race.
- Hi VT If you say "He won first prize in the race", I would understand that to mean that he won the race and therefore received the top prize.
- If you say "He won the first prize in the race", that sounds a bit like he won a prize before anyone else did.
- In other words, there may have been several or many prizes of equal value to be won during the race.
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Hi VT
If you say "He won first prize in the race", I would understand that to mean that he won the race and therefore received the top prize.
If you say "He won the first prize in the race", that sounds a bit like he won a prize before anyone else did. In other words, there may have been several or many prizes of equal value to be won during the race.
If you say "He won first prize in the race", I would understand that to mean that he won the race and therefore received the top prize.
If you say "He won the first prize in the race", that sounds a bit like he won a prize before anyone else did. In other words, there may have been several or many prizes of equal value to be won during the race.
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