BMO  +  48615 Sat, 02 Oct 04 08:20 AM On August 15 of Chinese lunar calendar Chinese celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (The Moon Festival). This year it fell on September 28, which just passed. "Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents usually packed for a picnic on the festival." 1. On first look, I thought it looked odd, that it should be "for the festival." But a festival is an occasion, so maybe there is nothing wrong here. what do you think? 2. Is this better? "Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics for the festival." BMO Joined on Tue, Aug 17 2004 Full Member 164

	Mephorium  +  48618 Sat, 02 Oct 04 08:44 AM You were right to question this sentence. "On the festival" is a prepositional phrase that modifies the noun "picnic." Ask yourself: "When is the picnic?" Answer: "The picnic is on the festival." "Oh! How I miss the mooncakes and pomeloes my parents used to prepare for picnics on the festival," adds more information to the sentence. It states that you attend the festival periodically. Hmm, mooncakes and pomeloes.... Mephorium Joined on Sun, Sep 26 2004 New Member 33 Nouns

	Mister Micawber  +  48649 Sat, 02 Oct 04 04:15 PM 'Pomelos'. Sorry, that is all I have to add to this discussion. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,753 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	CalifJim  +  48661 Sat, 02 Oct 04 05:51 PM Alternate possibility: "to prepare for the festival picnics." You can use "festival" as a noun modifier of "picnics" if you want. CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,379 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Nouns

	BMO  +  48663 Sat, 02 Oct 04 05:55 PM Thank you both. 1. usually packed for a picnic was replaced by used to prepare for picnics. it looks like the replacement is better, but is there anything wrong with the original? is picnics better than a picnic? 2. on the festival is obviously okay. 3. attend the festival periodically. how do you know it is periodically? BMO

	Mephorium  +  48716 Sun, 03 Oct 04 06:39 AM Unless there are many picnics held on the day of the festival, I think that it could be implied. Thanks for the correction Mister. Now, if you could explain what a pomelo is.... Mephorium

	BMO  +  48724 Sun, 03 Oct 04 07:35 AM Peak season: August to November Native to Thailand and Southeast Asia, pomelo is the Asian equivalent of grapefruit, but significantly larger in size. The green peel is aromatic. (very easy to peel.) 1. still don't understand. "used to prepare for picnics" is better than "usually packed for a picnic?" What is the difference between these two? 2. "on the festival" is the same as "on the occasion?" 3. sorry, but I still don't understand why "used to prepare for picnics" implies attending picnics periodically. The festival only happens once a year. thanks. BMO Difference Between

	CalifJim  +  48726 Sun, 03 Oct 04 07:40 AM I mistakenly picked up the word "prepare" from another post. You may certainly use your original "packed". Sorry! CalifJim

	BMO  +  48728 Sun, 03 Oct 04 07:46 AM thanks, CalifJim. pack and prepare are all okay. What is the difference between a picnic and picnics, no? referring to the original sentence, is there any difference between "on the festival" and "for the festival?" thanks. BMO Difference Between