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 #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 18:38 pm paraphrasing of one sentence 14 |
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Hello Ivo,
Sentence 1.1 is OK, but sentence 1.2 is not. However, the second sentence would work if you replaced the word 'jump' with the word 'run':
- The new job kept him on the run all day long.
See definition 174a here
OR you could reword it this way, for example:
- The new job kept him hopping all day long.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:49 am paraphrasing of one sentence 14 |
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Hi Esl_Expert,
Thank you for your efficacious correction.
Happy New Year.
Ivo |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 23:06 pm paraphrasing of one sentence 14 |
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| Esl_Expert wrote: |
Hello Ivo,
Sentence 1.1 is OK, but sentence 1.2 is not.
- The new job kept him hopping all day long. |
hopping all day long?
Who could resist to it whole day long?
If you don't mind I'd like to ask was his job to work as an electronic frequency synthesiser?(smile) |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 23:50 pm paraphrasing of one sentence 14 |
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I'd say,
"The new job kept him on the go all day long."
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:16 am paraphrasing of one sentence 14 |
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Hi Beeesneees,
I owe a debt of gratitude to you for your fine phrasing.
Ivo |
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