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 #17 (permalink) Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:07 am Queries: A volcano ... smoke, lava, and ash; etc. |
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... at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one ... for me.
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Hello,
Is 'upon arriving' viable here?
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| #18 (permalink) Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:39 am Queries: A volcano ... smoke, lava, and ash; etc. |
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Hi,
Yes, that's fine as long as the the subject of 'arriving' and 'was very worried' are the same or better, is the same.
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| #19 (permalink) Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:48 am Queries: A volcano ... smoke, lava, and ash; etc. |
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Hic, what about my last query? Please let me know your idea
I'd better quote them again here:
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@ Mister Micawber:
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Difference between "my love for English" and "my love of English" -- I still don't see any difference. I can only comment that my EFL students rely on of in many situations where native speakers prefer another preposition.
=> Hic, but I still feel there's some different, if Mister Micawber sees no difference, may I have Alan's idea, please.
@ Alan:
First, I'd love to thank you very much, and here is some feedback of mine:
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2/ I didn't observe the accident
The accident occurred yesterday
=> These two sentences can be connected with relative pronouns as follow:
I didn't observe the accident which occurred yesterday
but can it be connected this way:
I didn't observe the accident occurring yesterday
=> My friend said that it's incorrect for if we reduce the relative clause that way, the original sentences must be:
I didn't observe the accident which was occurring yesterday
I don't agree with him because according to grammatical rule, the phrase "which occurred" can be reduced into "occurring". There's no need for it to be "which was occurring" Simplest is: 'which'
=> But is the sentence "I didn't observe the accident occurring yesterday" wrong? Is my friend or I wrong?
P.S: by the way, should I say "Is my friend or I wrong?" or "Am I or my friend wrong?" or "Is my friend or am I wrong?" => :O
Thanks a lot
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