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Old 26-Jun-2006, 15:55
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What's wrong with the following sentences?
  1. Please pass a sugar to his coffee.
  2. Please pass to him a sugar to his coffee.
  3. Locked away in a case, I was surprised to find my key.
  4. Locked away the case, I was surprised to find my key.
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Is "the" the only definite article?

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Default Re: Sentence Corrections Needed

Hello tony.

Sorry. We try not to do homework assignments. Here are a few hints for you to work with:
  1. Please pass a sugar to his coffee.
  2. Please pass to him a sugar to his coffee.
  3. Locked away in a case, I was surprised to find my key.
  4. Locked away the case, I was surprised to find my key.
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Are my corrections correct?
  1. Please pass the sugar to his coffee.
  2. Please pass to him the sugar to his coffee. OR Please pass to him a cube of sugar to his coffee.
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Default Re: Sentence Corrections Needed

Hint #2
  1. Please pass (the) sugar to his coffee.
  2. Please pass him (the) sugar to his coffee.
  3. Please pass him a cube of sugar to his coffee.
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Would it be correct if i change "to" to "for"?

Or can you tell me what's wrong with "to" in grammar? I have no idea why you highlight "to".

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That's correct. "for" is the right choice.
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What's the meaning of "locked away"? I cannot find this in the dictionaries.
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'locked away' means, hidden, out of sight.
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Post Re: Sentence Corrections Needed

How about these corrections?

Locked away in a case, I was surprised to find my key.
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- Searching in a locked case, I find my key surprisingly.
- Locking away in a case, I was surprised to find my key. (I think it's wrong)
- I was surprised to find my key which is locked away in a case.
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Default Re: Sentence Corrections Needed

1. Locked away in a case, I was surprised to find my key.
=> It means, you were locked away in a case.

2. Searching in a locked case, I find my key surprisingly.
=> It means, you were inside a locked case and seaching.
=> 'find' should be 'found'.
=> Try, While searching in an unlocked case, ...

3. Locking away in a case, I was surprised to find my key.
=> Again, you were locking away in a case.
=> 'locking away' is incorrect. You lock away something

4. I was surprised to find my key which is locked away in a case.
=> was ... was locked
=> no need for 'which was'.
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