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Vincent Teo  #364656  Mon, 14 May 07 12:31 PM

Can I say,

(a) I have many friends in my school. Some are boys, and some are girls.

(b) His hobby is playing chasing./ ...chasing each other.

(c) I hope (that) our friendship will last forever.

     I hope that our friendship will be remain.

     I wish me and Merry can be a best friend forever.

(d) We play / are playing skipping rope at the playground.

(e) She is in /  - Standard 4.

(f) Her hobbies are reading, swimming and jumping ropes.

(g) When I have the problem, she will help me to solve the problem.

  
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Philip  #364724  Mon, 14 May 07 03:39 PM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

Can I say,

(a) I have many friends in my school. Some are boys, and some are girls.

(b) His hobby is playing chasing./ ...chasing each other.   tag  [I wouldn't consider playing tag a hobby.]

(c) I hope (that) our friendship will last forever.

     I hope that our friendship will be remain. Sounds odd to me

     I wish me and Merry can be a best friend forever. I hope that Merry and I can be best friends forever.

(d) We play / are playing skipping rope at the playground. 'play jump-rope' or 'skip rope' are the expressions I know.

(e) She is in /  - Standard 4.

(f) Her hobbies are reading, swimming and jumping ropes. See (d)

(g) When I have the problem, she will help me to solve the problem.  it

  Suggestions, with no rules to cite.
  
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