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secjill



Joined: 02 Jul 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:59 pm    Post subject: a question Reply with quote

Hi teachers

Could you advice which word I should put in the blank, give or gave?

Quote:
I could do nothing but ______ way to him


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myprofe



Joined: 29 Jun 2004
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Location: Madrid, Spain - Native Boston, USA

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:41 pm    Post subject: give Reply with quote

GIVE

When I saw your both I had no other choice than to answer it.
When I saw the devastation after the storm I could do nothing but cry.

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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oops.

"When I saw your both I had no other choice than to answer it." I was going to fix your sentence, but I couldn't figure out what you meant.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:52 am    Post subject: confused Reply with quote

Lorikeet wrote:
I was going to fix your sentence, but I couldn't figure out what you meant.
Wow, I can't figure it out either!

What I should have written was that when I saw the post I had no other choice than to answer it.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy
thank you for your kind replies
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