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Hly2004

#175025 Tue, 27 Dec 05 04:12 PM

(1)

"........on Friday, December 17th. The anniversary falls on the following Sunday."

What day will the anniversary fall on? the 19th or the 26th.

(2) we beat/defeat their team by 10 points

beat or defeat?

(3)It's not a question now that/whether man can land on the moon.

that or whether?

Thank you all in advance!

Hly2004

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paco2004

#175330 Tue, 27 Dec 05 08:55 PM

Hly2004 wrote:
(1)"........on Friday, December 17th. The anniversary falls on the following Sunday."
Which day will the anniversary fall on, the 19th or the 26th?

I take it as "the 19th".

Hly2004 wrote:
(2) "We beat/defeated their team by 10 points." "Beat" or "defeat"?

I think we can use both, but "beat" is more common and more colloquial.

Hly2004 wrote:
(3)"It's not a question now that/whether man can land on the moon". "That" or "whether"?

"That" would not be incorrect, but I use "whether".

paco

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Hly2004

#175492 Wed, 28 Dec 05 01:00 PM

Thanks! Paco.

Hly2004