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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish #1 (permalink) Mon Jan 28, 2008 16:22 pm   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish
 

i have some doubt about my son school english works, hope someone can help to solve it,TQ!

a). she makes a wish and blows the candles OR she blows the candles and make a wish? why?

b). the question is: hurry up! get into the car, but how come when come to public transport we use get on and not get into?

c). i like to eat mango OR i like to eat mangoes, why?

thanks a lot for solving my question!!!!!! :D
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 28, 2008 21:48 pm   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish
 

Hi Thomas
a). Neither sentence is correct because you need to use 'blows out'. However, the first one is better as long as you change to 'She makes a wish and blows out the candles' because the tradition is to blow out the candles before making the wish (in my family anyway!)
b). This is because English is illogical! However, my favourite quick hint for this subject is that we use 'get on' for most forms of transport that need a ticket.
c). Both are possible. The first is OK if the fruit is chopped up, the second is OK if you're talking about whole fruit.
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 29, 2008 23:12 pm   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish
 

"blow the candles" might be considered obscene.

...erm, never mind. hehe. I won't explain it.
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi #4 (permalink) Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:16 am   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi
 

prezbucky wrote:
"blow the candles" might be considered obscene.

...erm, never mind. hehe. I won't explain it.

Wow ! I think I'm catching your drift, Tom :) What kind of video have you been watching recently?
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi #5 (permalink) Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:10 am   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi
 

Anchorman wrote:
b). This is because English is illogical! However, my favourite quick hint for this subject is that we use 'get on' for most forms of transport that need a ticket.
It might be easier to just remember that you get in or into a car (including a taxi and a limo, for example), and you get on just about any other form of transportation (trains, planes, boats, trollies, submarines, ski lifts, motorcycles, bicycles, horses, etc).
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish #6 (permalink) Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:21 pm   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish
 

Hi, Amy

I think that maybe when a person needs to bend in order to squeeze into a doorway (as in the case with cars), then we use "in". Otherwise, when a person can walk upright into a doorway (as in the case with trains, buses), then we use "on". Does it hold water in your book?
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi #7 (permalink) Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:38 pm   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi
 

Anchorman wrote:
Hi Thomas
....
'She makes a wish and blows out the candles'
...
the tradition is to blow out the candles before making the wish (in my family anyway!)

BTW, why before? Doesn't the first sentence states that "blowing out the candles" happens after making the wish? :?
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi #8 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:11 am   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi
 

lost_soul wrote:
Anchorman wrote:
Hi Thomas
....
'She makes a wish and blows out the candles'
...
the tradition is to blow out the candles before making the wish (in my family anyway!)

BTW, why before? Doesn't the first sentence states that "blowing out the candles" happens after making the wish? :?

Hi Alex
Yes, you're right. Sorry to confuse you. It was a late night! The routine is normally: first, make a wish, second, blow out candles
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi #9 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:38 am   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wi
 

Yankee wrote:
Anchorman wrote:
b). This is because English is illogical! However, my favourite quick hint for this subject is that we use 'get on' for most forms of transport that need a ticket.
It might be easier to just remember that you get in or into a car (including a taxi and a limo, for example), and you get on just about any other form of transportation (trains, planes, boats, trollies, submarines, ski lifts, motorcycles, bicycles, horses, etc).


Yes, Amy is right that this is a good general rule, but we need to watch the numerous exceptions that can cause problems. Often these exceptions are related to size. For example, it's true you 'get on' a big boat, but you 'get in' a small one (and a dinghy, canoe, life-raft etc). Similarly, you 'get on' an airliner and a large helicopter but you can 'get in' a small private plane, a chopper etc. You can also 'get in' more esoteric forms of transport such as a tank, a space capsule, a Spitfire, a truck, a jet fighter, an elevator, a hot-air balloon, a UFO...

However, in most cases where you're boarding public transport with a ticket in your hand, you'll need 'get on'.
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She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish #10 (permalink) Fri Feb 01, 2008 0:55 am   She makes a wish and blows the candles or She blows the candles and make a wish
 

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