1Likes -
1 Post By Ann1977
-
laundry related question
Teachers,
When you ask someone if he/she has some clothes that need washing, can you use any of the following expression?
Do you have any laundry?
Do you have anything to wash?
Do you have anything to be washed?
Do you have anything need washing?
Thank you very much.
-
Re: laundry related question

Originally Posted by
bouji
Teachers,
When you ask someone if he/she has some clothes that need washing, can you use any of the following expression?
Do you have any laundry?
Do you have anything to wash?
Do you have anything to be washed?
Do you have anything need washing?
Thank you very much.
They are all correct except the last one.
For the last one:
- Do you have anything needing washing?
- Do you have anything that needs washing?
- Do you have anything that needs to be washed? <--- Best choice
The second one (Do you have anything to wash?) suggests that the person you are speaking to will be washing it himself. It doesn't HAVE to mean that, and context is everything in this case, but in isolation it does suggest that meaning.
Similar Threads
-
By newtothis in forum Ask a Teacher
Replies: 3
Last Post: 17-Aug-2008, 21:32
-
By JJD in forum Ask a Teacher
Replies: 9
Last Post: 25-Aug-2006, 03:24
-
By Jupiter in forum Ask a Teacher
Replies: 2
Last Post: 15-Jul-2006, 11:33
-
By j4mes_bond25 in forum General Language Discussions
Replies: 3
Last Post: 14-Jul-2006, 08:33
-
By Anonymous in forum Ask a Teacher
Replies: 3
Last Post: 07-Aug-2004, 00:23
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules

Search Engine Optimization by
vBSEO 3.6.1