
11-Aug-2009, 23:35
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Re: ask for help Quote:
Originally Posted by adel87 dear sir in these sentences
1)There used to be cities that spanned hundreds of miles.
But there's way too much information to decode the Matrix. I don't understand to be cities
The phrase you don't understand is "used to be". "used to" is a common phrase for talking about habitual or ongoing actions in the past.
In this case, it basically means: There were cities in the past ...
Here's some more examples: I used to be fat, but I went on a diet. There used to be a law against that. But now we can do it.
2)Balls to bones. I don't found the verb balll There is no verb here. It's not a sentences. I don't know what it means.
3)Have you ever stood and stared at it?
Marveled at its beauty...
i don't understand Marveled (it is adjective) No, it probably should be written "Have you ever stood and stared at it, marvelled at its beauty?" It's OK if it's from a poem.
It means: "Have you ever stood and stared at it?
Have you ever marvelled at it's beauty?"
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