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Dear teacher,
I greatly appreciate your deligently explanation of the word"finish and end" on your posted message .Anyway, I also looked up other explanation of words "start and begin" written by Mr. Alan .I will practice them and send its sentences to your correcting.
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| #18 (permalink) Sat Jan 09, 2010 13:29 pm AGREED |
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| Hano wrote: |
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Hi,
The answer you have given i agree to this point finish is when you are about to end any running process .
And end is if you have decided to finish it off.
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| #19 (permalink) Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:55 am What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
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"Finish" and "end" have similar meanings, and are often interchangeable. There are some differences, though. According to Michael Swan*.
"1. 'finish' + object: When we talk about getting to the end of something or completing an activity, we usually prefer 'finish'.
He never lets me finish a sentence.
She's always starting something new, but she never finishes anything.
You'll never finish that hamburger – it's too big for you.
Have you finished cleaning the floor yet?
Note that 'finish' can be followed by an –ing form [but 'end' is not followed by an –ing form].
2. 'end' + object: When we talk about stopping or breaking something off, we usually prefer 'end.:
I decided it was time to end our affair
It's time to end the uncertainty – the Prime Minister must speak out.
'End' cannot be followed by an –ing form:
I decided to stop seeing here (NOT …to end seeing her.)
3. 'end' + object = 'bring to a close'
When we are talking about a special way of bringing something to a close of 'shaping the end of something, we usually prefer 'end'
How do you end a letter to somebody you don't know?
She ended her concert with three songs by Schubert.
My father ended his days (=died) in a mental hospital.
4. shape
When we are referring to the shape of things, rather than to time, we normally use 'end.'
The road ended in a building site (NOT The road finished…)
Nouns that end in –s have plurals in –es…."
5. changes End is more common when there is an important change.
I decided it was time to end our affair.
It’s time to end the uncertainty – the Prime Minister must speak out.
The Second World War ended in 1945….
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Dear Mister,
I very appreciate your detailed explanation of the way to use the words "Finish and End ".But I still confuse to use them,because they're the semilia meaning. The structures to be posted it'll make me sense of them and geting better than before what I am.
The below sentences are my exercises .
I finish talking with my friend right now.
The workshop has started since Monday and it will ends by Friday afernoon.
My daughter finished the secend high school last year and she attends the university this year.
Please you go straight,take a third -right turn, then go straight again at the end of the road you will find it.
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| #20 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 18:34 pm What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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Sir,
I have finished the grammar test about "end & finish".
My score is 61%.
Is transitive or intransitive verb the main difference between them?
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| #21 (permalink) Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:30 am What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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Dear mister
I read your explanation although it was really useful and I can find out about the other tests, I still have a problem on this test.
I am getting confused because you can use finish and end in this case either.when she doesn't know how to finish story,it means she doesn't understand how to "complete and form "it. On the other hand we can use end because " she wants to shape end of something".
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| #22 (permalink) Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:39 am What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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Hi Mahsash,
In the test we need 'end' because this suggests she doesn't know how to write the ending, how to describe what happens in the story at the end. 'Finish' would suggest simply the completion of the task of writing and not refer to the way the story will end.
You could say: I don't want to finish (reading) that book because it's so boring. Here you are simply referring to the process of completing the job of reading it.
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| #23 (permalink) Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:55 am What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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| Thank you Alen now it's clear. |
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| #24 (permalink) Tue Oct 05, 2010 16:38 pm What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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| thanks alot |
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| #25 (permalink) Tue Oct 05, 2010 16:49 pm What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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'a lot', not 'alot'.
It's a common error among learners, Lelian.
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| #26 (permalink) Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:07 am What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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| Thanks a lot beeesneees for your comment. |
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| #27 (permalink) Wed Oct 05, 2011 20:57 pm What is the difference between "end" and "finish"? |
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How to end a story...this is a collocation.
In this sentence it means a dilemma what will be the last chapter or paragraph or sentence of this story.
So it is: to end is a good answer.
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