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Latest post Sat, May 10 2008 12:34 AM by Grammar Geek. 2 replies.
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Vincent Teo  +  511851 Sat, 10 May 08 12:17 AM

Can I say,

When Amin was walking home from school, he saw a car parked outside his house. Suddenly, there were two men looked strange. They were going to steal his neighbour's car.

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Vincent Teo
“Suddenly, there were two men looked strange.”
No! Either: there were two men that looked strange or there were two men looking strange.
Grammar Geek  +  511857 Sat, 10 May 08 12:34 AM
When Amin was walking home from school, he saw a car parked outside his house. Perfect

Suddenly, there were two men who looked strange.

They were going to steal his neighbour's car. Perfect

 

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Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!
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