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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Yes, I can come or go or do it

Hi, please tell me which response in bold is correct.

A: Can you come to my birthday party?
B: When is it?
A: It's on June 5th.
B: Yes, I can come.
B: Yes, I can go.
B: Yes, I can do it.
  

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Thank you. Please help me with this, too. Are these correct? I'm focusing on the use of the verb "do." I don't think we can say, "I can do about 20 pages a day due to my busy schedule" for no. 1 but I think we can say "I can do it about 25 times" for no. 2. Why is that when I think both "read" and "jump" are verbs that entail someone doing something?

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A: About how many pa
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Well, you could use 'do' in number one, but the problem is that such dialogs sound unnatural in any case because we don't normally repeat the verb or other text, so it is difficult for me to judge.

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A: About how many pages of a book can you read a day?
B: About 30, due to my busy schedule.
2.
A: About how many times can you jump rope?
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