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Latest post Mon, Oct 8 2007 8:24 PM by Feebs11. 2 replies.
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Vincent Teo  +  428412 Mon, 08 Oct 07 04:03 AM

Can I say,

 

 

(a)    I quickly took (a) quick action to save the girl.

(b)   When they arrives there, they saw the bookstore was crowded with people.

The bookstore sold a variety of interesting books, magazines and more / others.

(c)    At the moment, there was a large crowd lining up at the reference book store to buy books.

(d)   A famous bookstore in Shanti’s town was holding a sale to sell off the old books. On that day, many people mostly students came because there were many reference books sold in there,

(e)    They tried to squeeze into the crowd but they failed to do so. Because of the heat, Susan fainted in the crowd.

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Doll  +  428477 Mon, 08 Oct 07 11:21 AM

Here is my try: 

(a)    I quickly took (a) quick action to save the girl.

(b)   When they arrived there, they saw that the bookstore was crowded with people.

The bookstore sold a variety of interesting books, magazines and more / the others.

(c)    At the moment, there was a large crowd lining up ( I don't know this phrasal verb)  at the reference book store to buy books.

(d)   A famous bookstore in Shanti’s town was holding a sale to sell off the old books. On that day, many people, mostly students, came because there were many reference books sold in there.

(e)    They tried to squeeze through/in/out into ( I don't whether into would be ok)  the crowd but they failed to do so (I would say couldn't in short.). Because of the heat, Susan fainted in the crowd. I don't like sentences starting with because either use and before it or say due to, but I prefer and.

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Feebs11  +  428640 Mon, 08 Oct 07 08:24 PM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

Can I say,

 

 

(a)    I quickly took (a) quick action to save the girl.  You should not use both quickly and quick in the same sentence. One or other: I quickly took action  OR I took quick action

(b)   When they arrived there, they saw the bookstore was crowded with people.

The bookstore sold a variety of interesting books, magazines and more / others.other items.

(c)    At the moment, there was a large crowd lining up at the reference bookstore to buy books.  "At that moment, there was..." OR "At the moment, there is a ...."

(d)   A famous bookstore in Shanti’s town was holding a sale to sell off the old books. On that day, many people, mostly students, came because there were many reference books sold in there,being sold.

(e)    They tried to squeeze into the crowd but they failed to do so. Because of the heat, Susan fainted in the crowd.  ok

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