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03-Dec-2003, 00:55
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 Forgot\Left   |
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#2
03-Dec-2003, 02:14
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| I imagined a youngster saying, "I forgot my homework at home." So I voted Either. Then I changed my mind. :( "I forgot my homework" is, of course, more likely. :) |
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03-Dec-2003, 02:40
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| That wasn't my vote- in BE, we don't use 'forget' with the place. i have now voted for 'left', which is what we'd say. 'Forgot' is something students use, but which is tested and marked wrong. We need more votes here. iZicci likes this. |
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#4
03-Dec-2003, 04:27
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We need somebody to break the tie. :wink: |
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#5
03-Dec-2003, 08:57
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| Re: Forgot\Left Quote:
I forgot my homework. SVO I forgot my homework at home. SVO+adjunct modifier I left my homework at home. SVOC I left my homework. (Not OK) :D ____________ S = subject V = verb O = object C = complement (modifies 'homework', e.g. my homework is at home.) NP = noun phrase VP = verb phrase IP = inflectional phrase = sentence rastirizvi@yahoo.com likes this. |
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#6
03-Dec-2003, 11:00
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| In BE, 'forgot it at home' is frowned upon. |
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#7
03-Dec-2003, 16:34
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| Re: Forgot\Left Quote:
:wink: |
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#8
04-Dec-2003, 09:16
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I forgot that I left my homework at home. (OK) I forgot (that I left) my homework at home. (Non-BE, OK) :D |
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#9
04-Dec-2003, 12:08
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| It gets a double frown: 1- for the cheap lie (teachers prefer more imaginative lies) 2- for using a non-standard BE expression Much better to say that your neighbours python swallowed it and won't give it back. |
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#10
04-Dec-2003, 12:31
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| Why frown on "I forgot this"? I'm confus-ED. :D It's the same as "I forgot (that I left my homework at home)" wherein 'at home' modifies 'left', which OK in BE. No? Help. Mind falling off edge of world. :D |
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