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  1. 09-Jan-2012, 16:27 #1
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    Default Are they grammatically correct?

    Dear teachers!
    Someone has written
    - Exercise burns a lot of calories
    - Yoga burns a few calories.
    Are they grammatically correct?
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    Default Re: Are they grammatically correct?

    Quote Originally Posted by hoangkha View Post
    Dear teachers!
    Someone has written
    - Exercise burns a lot of calories
    - Yoga burns a few calories.
    Are they grammatically correct?
    Yes, they are grammatically correct.
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    Default Re: Are they grammatically correct?

    Thank Ms.bhaisahab!
    I have seen this
    - Some people burn calories (= use food to produce energy) faster than others. (OALD)
    As for the meaning of "burn calories", either people or things are the subject of the sentence, aren't they?
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