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#2 (permalink) Tue Apr 29, 2008 21:05 pm phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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. I thought there had already been some discussion about this sentence. Where did it go?
Without any context, it would seem more logical to say "Norma promised she would look after Cara's children while she was away on a business trip."
Using 'look in on' in the sentence suggests to me that, except for a couple of quick checks by Nora, Cara's children were left completely unsupervised and alone while Cara was away on business.
With 'look in on' in the sentence, we can only hope that Cara's kids were already quite grown-up, responsible and self-sufficient. :wink: . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#3 (permalink) Tue Apr 29, 2008 21:42 pm Look in on |
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Hello, Your assumption is right. Maybe the children are teenagers who only need someone to look in on them once in a while. The student should choose the best answer - the answer that makes sense. _________________ One Way of Learning English Grammar
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#4 (permalink) Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:15 am phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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Hi,
Of course the word 'children' doesn't always have to refer to the very young!
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#5 (permalink) Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:33 am phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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. No one said it did, Alan. Just out of curiosity, however, what would you say the minimum age of a child would have to be before said child might appropriately be left home alone while Mom is away on a business trip of say five days? And do you think it would make any difference if the child was named Kevin? :lol: :wink: . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:19 am phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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I think 13 is the minimum age.
I heard that parents are leaving their 13 years old daughter with two younger children at home for more than 1 year. |
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#7 (permalink) Fri Nov 25, 2011 15:16 pm phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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look in on= look after, in this context?
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#8 (permalink) Fri Nov 25, 2011 19:16 pm phrasal verb: look after vs. look in on |
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Please see post #2 for an explanation. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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