Y Yourjones Guest Mar 14, 2014 #1 Hi, Can I say "The books are tied up with plastic string. If you want to untie them, you need to pull the end of string because it is a the slip knot"? Doubts lie in: tied up, string, the end of the string Thanks. Attachments Screenshot_2014-03-14-13-37-19.jpg 20.9 KB · Views: 16
Hi, Can I say "The books are tied up with plastic string. If you want to untie them, you need to pull the end of string because it is a the slip knot"? Doubts lie in: tied up, string, the end of the string Thanks.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 14, 2014 #2 I'd use "tied together". Note that you have a double article before "slip knot" - you used "a the". The indefinite article is correct.
I'd use "tied together". Note that you have a double article before "slip knot" - you used "a the". The indefinite article is correct.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 14, 2014 #3 Add 'the' after 'end of' in your sentence as well as in your doubts list.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 14, 2014 #4 I missed that.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 14, 2014 #5 They're tied together with a ribbon.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Mar 14, 2014 #6 And you could say the ends of the string.
E Esredux VIP Member Joined May 10, 2010 Member Type Other Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location Russian Federation Mar 14, 2014 #7 No 'a' before 'plastic'?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 14, 2014 #8 No.
