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qismat
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contraction
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plz let me know which is a correct sentence. the given options in the book are ; we �re, we �ll, you �re, they �re, (word there �re is not given in the book) 1} there �re five of us. 2} we �re five of us. thanks in advance. |
21 Nov 2014
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cunliffe
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There �re five of us, but it �s rarely written as a contraction. |
21 Nov 2014
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qismat
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can you plz gve me any other option ? |
21 Nov 2014
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yanogator
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What Lynn is saying is that we would say "there are five of if".
Bruce |
21 Nov 2014
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Apodo
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There are five of us. There �re five of us. We are five in number. (not we are 5 of us) - but this is rarely used. |
21 Nov 2014
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cunliffe
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We actually say �There �s five of us. � |
22 Nov 2014
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