Vincent Teo  +  428406 Mon, 08 Oct 07 04:00 AM Can I say, (a)    Yesterday night was a quiet night. Simon was all alone in his house reading his favourite storybook. His parents had gone to attend a wedding dinner held by his cousin. He put a cup of hot drink and a basket of fruit on the table in front of him.   (b)    After three hours, Simon saw some dark figures moving outside his house. He was frightened and scared. He quickly switched on the light outside his house. Then, he went to the window to see who was there.   (c)    When Simon looked out, he saw his parents. They looked confuse and worry. They had forgotten to bring the house keys before went to the wedding dinner. Simon quickly opened the door. His parents were very grateful to Simon. He was very happy. Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660 Weddings

	Mister Micawber  +  428525 Mon, 08 Oct 07 01:22 PM (a)   Last night was quiet.  Simon was all alone in his house reading his favourite storybook. His parents had gone to his cousin's wedding dinner. He had a hot drink and a basket of fruit on the table in front of him. (b)    After three hours, Simon saw dark figures moving outside his house. He was frightened. He quickly switched on the light outside his house. Then, he went to the window to see who was there. (c)    When Simon looked out, he saw his parents. They looked confused and worried. They had forgotten to take their house keys when they went to the wedding dinner. Simon quickly opened the door. His parents were very grateful to him. He was very happy. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Weddings

	Neeraj Jain  +  428545 Mon, 08 Oct 07 02:46 PM In sentence (a), I think that it should be "a basket of fruits" instead of "a basket of fruit.". In sentence (c), can the third sentence be rephrased as: They had forgotten to take their house keys while/before going to the wedding dinner. Neeraj Jain Joined on Fri, Sep 7 2007 Regular Member 583 Smile allows you to win. Weddings

	Feebs11  +  428641 Mon, 08 Oct 07 08:29 PM  Neeraj Jain wrote: In sentence (a), I think that it should be "a basket of fruits" instead of "a basket of fruit.".   "basket of fruit" is the correct collocation. In sentence (c), can the third sentence be rephrased as: They had forgotten to take their house keys while/before going when they went to the wedding dinner.  Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Weddings

	Yoong Liat  +  428841 Tue, 09 Oct 07 11:59 AM  Neeraj Jain wrote: In sentence (a), I think that it should be "a basket of fruits" instead of "a basket of fruit.". We say 'You must eat more fruit ( not 'fruits' ) and vegetables. 'Fruits' is used to refer to different types of fruit, e.g. Apples, oranges and pears are fruits. That's why it should be 'a basket of fruit'. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757