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araveg
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HELP ME!!!!!
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Hi everybody! I �m writing a new story for my students, and I wonder which structure is correct "Once upon a time a forest. There were a lot of trees in the forest." Or "Once upon a time there was a forest. There were a lot of trees in the forest" Thanks in advance
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16 Jul 2012
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Tali G
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The second one. Another option is "Once upon a time there was a forest with a lot of trees in it." |
16 Jul 2012
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yanogator
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Tali G is right. It can �t be the first one because the first sentence doesn �t have a verb in it.
Bruce |
16 Jul 2012
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majocasciaro
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Hello! I think none of them are correct. I �d follow Tali G �s piece of advice as both your options are repetitive. |
16 Jul 2012
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yanogator
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I agree that Tali G �s suggestion is better, but your second option is not wrong.
Bruce |
16 Jul 2012
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faby.ong
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The second one is the correct
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16 Jul 2012
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majocasciaro
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Both of them are grammatically correct, even though the first sentence of the first option doesn �t have a verb (which can be solved by the use of a comma). The problem in both options is Repetition. |
16 Jul 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Sorry, majocasciaro, the first option is wrong. You absolutely need the "there was" in sentence one. "Once upon a time a forest" just sounds completely wrong. There are times in casual speech that fragments are okay, but this isn �t one of them. I agree with the other posters that Tali G �s suggestion is the best because there is less redundancy, but the second is still okay. |
16 Jul 2012
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araveg
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Thank you very much everybody I have always used the second one, but some days ago I read a tale which started: Once upon a time a princess........... So, I hesitated. Thanks again Have a nice day |
17 Jul 2012
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