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30-Nov-2006, 12:47
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| |  hi! there is a question about grammer
ı prefer watching tv rather than swimming or ı prefer to watch tv rather than swim.
which sentence is correct?please inform me! |
30-Nov-2006, 19:39
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Originally Posted by enginozel43  ı prefer watching tv rather than swimming or ı prefer to watch tv rather than swim.
which sentence is correct?please inform me! | They are both correct. One is looking for parallelism in comparisons. The items on both sides of "rather than" must be in the same form.
1. watching tv : swimming (both gerunds)
2. to watch TV : (to) swim (both infinitives) |
14-Dec-2006, 11:18
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| | Re: hi! there is a question about grammer
Sir Denis,who is seventy five,has made it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that much of his collection,,,,,,,,,,to the nation
e)known/is to be left
this is the answer of the question
can we use 'make something done'
please inform me
this question is right? |
14-Dec-2006, 12:55
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Originally Posted by enginozel43 Sir Denis,who is seventy five,has made it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that much of his collection,,,,,,,,,,to the nation
e)known/is to be left
this is the answer of the question
can we use 'make something done'
please inform me
this question is right? | I agree with the listed answers.
One could use "make something done" in terms of cooking meat (done meaning well done"), but not in the context above. |
21-Dec-2006, 16:40
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| | Re: hi! there is a question about grammer
you say that ıt ıs not rıght.we can not use ıt ınthıs way.
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22-Dec-2006, 20:09
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Originally Posted by enginozel43 you say that ıt ıs not rıght.we can not use ıt ınthıs way. | It cannot be used in the sentence you posted. |
07-Jan-2007, 14:10
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| | Re: hi! there is a question about grammer
We......................wine with the dinner,but unfortunately we................any right now.
A)served/wouldnt have
B)would serve/havent had
C)will serve/arent having
D)would serve/dont have
E)wolud have served/dont have
dear sir
which one is correct and why?please inform me
thanks a lot |
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Originally Posted by enginozel43 We......................wine with the dinner,but unfortunately we................any right now.
A)served/wouldnt have
B)would serve/havent had
C)will serve/arent having
D)would serve/dont have
E)wolud have served/dont have
dear sir
which one is correct and why?please inform me
thanks a lot |
Hi
Answer D is correct.
" We would [like to] serve wine.... but, unfortunately, we don`t have any..."
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12-Jan-2007, 13:12
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1-With annual economic growth rates over nine percent,china's economy is leading ..................many observers call the gratest industrial revolution in 300 years.
a)what
b)that
c)whose
d)which
e)if
which one is correct and why?
2-Fossils help archaeologists learn about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,certain organisms lived and................. they disappeared.
a)where-when
b)if-what
c)what-who
d)whose-why
e)which-how
which one is correct and why? |
12-Jan-2007, 13:16
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3-people from the richer countries try to ignore................many people lived in absolute poverty.
a)who
b)the fact that
c)what
d)whom
e)whose
which one is correct and why?
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