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Latest post Thu, Sep 4 2008 5:53 PM by A Cornish Pasty. 3 replies.
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Vincent Teo  +  562425 Thu, 04 Sep 08 03:03 PM
Can I say,

(a) The snake is inside the coop.

(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky.

(c) She sneezed so she took out her handkerchief.
     She sneezed and used a handkerchief to wipe it.
     She sneezed and used a handkerchief to cover her nose.
     She sneezed all day, so she used a handkerchief.

(d) She tried on newly-shoes.
     She is trying to wear the shoes.

(e) A crowd of spectators is watching fireworks.
     They enjoyed (watching) fireworks.

(f) The butterfly is sucking the honey in / from the flower.
Vincent Teo
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Huevos, 1 yr 79 days ago
 
Vincent Teo
“(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky.”
No, but you could say: The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into a building.
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Vincent Teo, 1 yr 79 days ago
Thanks. How about other sentences?
A Cornish Pasty, 1 yr 79 days ago

Vincent Teo
“Can I say,

(a) The snake is inside the coop. yes

(b) The plane took off from the airport and flew straight into the sky. When a plane takes off, it generally doesn't do anything else apart from fly into the sky, so it isn't needed in the sentence.

(c) She sneezed so she took out her handkerchief. yes
     She sneezed and used a handkerchief to wipe it. yes
     She sneezed and used a handkerchief to cover her nose. yes
     She sneezed all day, so she used a handkerchief. no - you could say: "She had been sneezing all day, so she kept a handkerchief with her".

(d) She tried on some newly- shoes.
     She is trying to wear  put on the shoes.

(e) A crowd of spectators is watching some fireworks.
     They enjoyed (watching) some/the fireworks.

(f) The butterfly is sucking the honey in / from the flower.
”


I'm not sure butterflies suck, and I'm not sure flowers have honey Smile
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