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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

won the game / in a game

Can I say,

Can I say,

(a) She tried hard to win the hampers. Finally, she won a telematch and a hamper.

(b) She won in a telematch.

(c) A pupil won in / won the games. He played some games happily.
  

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I don't know the word "telematch" and I can't find it in any dictionary. Probably you are referring to a game show? (a) The second sentence is awkward because you are distributing "won" across two objects but the meaning is different in each case.

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  • I don't know the word "telematch" and I can't find it in any dictionary.
  • Probably you are referring to a game show?
  • (a) The second sentence is awkward because you are distributing "won" across two objects but the meaning is different in each case.
  • (It's a bit like the old gag about "arriving in a taxi and a bad mood", or however it goes).
  • (b) Possibly this should be "She won a telematch", but I find it hard to be sure since, as I say, I do not know the word.
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I don't know the word "telematch" and I can't find it in any dictionary. Probably you are referring to a game show?

(a) The second sentence is awkward because you are distributing "won" across two objects but the meaning is different in each case. (It's a bit like the old gag about "arriving in a taxi and a bad mood", or however it goes).

(b) Possibly this should be "She won a te
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Thanks for your reply.

Telematch = It is a series of small games which is involved a few groups to take part in different stations.
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