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Vincent Teo  #390449  Tue, 10 Jul 07 06:06 PM

Can I say,

(a) My hobby is playing game boy / “game boy”.
(b)My hobby is playing computer games / … is playing PS2.
(c)John’s Maths teacher praises John well in the Math’s exam.
(d)The traffic is not very busy. / The city is not busy.
(e)He talks a story to the parents.
(f)She praises the boy to do well. / The teacher praises John because he does / did well in the exam.
(g)He waved to his father before he left.

  
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Vincent Teo  #390901  Wed, 11 Jul 07 04:56 PM
How do I correct them?
  
Feebs11  #391012  Wed, 11 Jul 07 11:27 PM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

Can I say,

(a) My hobby is playing game boy / “game boy”.
(b)My hobby is playing computer games / … is playing PS2.  Either is fine
(c)John’s Maths teacher praises John well in the Math’s exam.  John's maths teacher praises him after the exam.
(d)The traffic is not very busy. / The city is not busy.ok
(e)He talks a story to the parents.  You talk to someone and tell them a story.
(f)She praises the boy to do well. / The teacher praises John because he does / did well in the exam.
(g)He waved to his father before he left.ok

  
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