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bassemsayed

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He played football with me

but is it right if I say He played with me football.

i want to make sure if the second sentence is correct .


another question .
the contracted form of the word o'clock is of the clock is that right .


thank you for your help .
 

kfredson

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He played football with me :tick:

but is it right if I say He played with me football. No, this is not correct.

i want to make sure if the second sentence is correct .


another question .
the contracted form of the word o'clock is of the clock is that right .
No, we never say "of the clock." We simply say nine o'clock, etc.

thank you for your help .

I hope that is helpful.
 

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thank you very much
but i need to know why or there is a difference .
 

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What follows the word "played" is what is played.

We played football. He played chess.

PS - Welcome to Using English.
 

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thank you now i get it .this forum is very useful and wonderful
 

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thank you now i get it .this forum is very useful and wonderful
"o'clock" is the contracted form of "of the clock", only "o'clock is used in modern English.
 

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"o'clock" is the contracted form of "of the clock", only "o'clock is used in modern English.


thank you very much and thank you for your attention
 
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