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  1. 13-Jul-2008, 11:29 #1
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    hello everyone
    I need a little help with my language analysis
    I've a sentence and I have to say what problems may be with certain aspects of such sentence.
    the sentence is:
    This coat fits me but it doesn't suit me.
    and I have to analyze what problems mights students have with the form and meaning of fit and suit. also what is the form of these 2 'words'. They are verbs but what else

    please help me
    i really cant get through this
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    Default Re: sentence :/

    The answers to your questions are here:

    fit: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com
    suit: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com

    When reading the definitions, ask yourself what problems a language learner might have in differentiating the two words in terms of what they do in a sentence and what they mean.
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    Default Re: sentence :/

    i know the meaning of them
    my problem is that i really do not know what they do in a sentence:(
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    Default Re: sentence :/

    Quote Originally Posted by sezamek View Post
    i know the meaning of them
    my problem is that i really do not know what they do in a sentence:(
    Click on the dictionary links I provided for you in Post #2 and look at the different forms that fit and suit can take.

    Additionally, and given that you have said that you 'know the meaning of them', what problem would the following grammatical phrases hold for a language learner?
    1. fit a suit
    2. suit a fit
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