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Grammar Confusion...
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Tus Patel
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Grammar Confusion...
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Hi while teaching i came across some grammar problems. please help me sort out them.
(1) It �s not ___ rat, it �s ___ mouse. (a/an/the) (2) where to use �tall enough � and where �enough tall � - he is tall enough/enough tall to become a basket ball player. |
7 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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It �s not a rat, it �s a mouse.
We don �t use "enough tall" except in something like
There aren �t enough tall people in the group to form a good basketball team.
To mean "sufficiently tall", you would always use "tall enough".
Bruce |
7 Dec 2012
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MoodyMoody
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To further explain "enough tall," in Bruce �s example of "enough tall people," enough is an adjective describing people, specifically how many people. In "tall enough," as in "The child was not tall enough to ride the roller coaster," enough is an adverb describing the adjective tall. I hope this pads out Bruce �s excellent explanation. |
7 Dec 2012
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Tus Patel
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Thank you Bruce and Moody for getting me out of this confusion.... a lot of thanks... |
8 Dec 2012
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