writing a book

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Vincent Teo  #372081  Tue, 29 May 07 02:25 PM

Can I say,

(a) She is writing a book  / a homework with a pen.

  
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Peaceblinkfriend  #372083  Tue, 29 May 07 02:32 PM
Hi Vincent Teo,

I think you could say 'She is writing a book with a pen' or 'She is doing her homework with a pen' . I don' think the word homework goes with the verb write.

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Vincent Teo  #376728  Fri, 08 Jun 07 05:55 PM

 Peaceblinkfriend wrote:
Hi Vincent Teo,

(a) 'She is writing a book with a pen' (correct?)

 'She is doing her homework with a pen' (wrong?)

  
Peaceblinkfriend  #376926  Sat, 09 Jun 07 04:30 AM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

'She is writing a book with a pen' (correct?)            

 'She is doing her homework with a pen' (wrong?)



To me, they are both correct as I said beforeSmile [:)]. You don't usually say someone is writing book with pen. It is not necessary. 'She is writing a book' or 'she is doing her homework' is fine. In most cases, we don't care what instrument they use.

Best wishes,

PBF
  
Goodman  #376980  Sat, 09 Jun 07 08:58 AM

Of course we write with a pen. It's understood and doesn't need to be mentioned. You won't write with a brush; will you?

Just like the sentence from your other post "she is cooking in the kitchern", the blue part is not necessary because cooking is unlikely to happen in the bathroom. This is a problem with many learners who compose sentences via a translation process in their own language. The result is exactly that, unnatural  English.

  
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