[General] start

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

I always use "start" in the phrase "start doing something". I wonder if these sentences are weird to your ears.

1) He started another matter to enrage me, but I didn't care.
2) He started his ace left halfback on the second half.
3) She saw a fish start from the water.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hi teachers.

I always use "start" in the phrase "start doing something". I wonder if these sentences are weird to your ears.

1) He started another matter to enrage me, but I didn't care.

Grammatical but not natural. Better: He tried to start another fight, but I didn't care.

2) He started his ace left halfback on the second half.

Probably fine. In American English, we'd say in, not on.

3) She saw a fish start from the water.

Grammatical but not natural. You might mean He saw a fish jump from the water. (Where I live, it's always the sturgeon.)

Anyhow, that's a start!

 

[jutfrank]

I have no idea what sentence 2 means. Could somebody please explain?

 

[GoesStation]

I have no idea what sentence 2 means. Could somebody please explain?

The coach put his best player of the position left halfback into play at the beginning of the second half of the game.

 

[Tarheel]

I've never heard of a left fullback before. Here we just call them fullbacks.

Or running backs.

 

[emsr2d2]

The coach put his best player of the position left halfback into play at the beginning of the second half of the game.

Would that really use "on the second half"?

 

[GoesStation]

The coach put his best player of the position left halfback into play at the beginning of the second half of the game.

Would that really use "on the second half"?

No, it should be "in the second half".