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learner12
Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 730
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:15 am Post subject: many??? |
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Hello, teachers!!
(1) Try to read as many books as you can.
(2) Try to read as many as you can.
Which is better, (1) or (2)?
In my opinion, (1) is better than (2). However, is (2) acceptable?
Thank you in advance. |
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Suzanne
Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:22 am Post subject: |
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You are correct, #1 is better, because it has all the information needed to understand the sentence.
However, if two people had already been talking about reading books, then it would be quite acceptable for one of them to say, "Try to read as many as you can." In most conversations, once the topic has been introduced, it doesn't have to be included in every sentence. |
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niigatablue
Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Malta
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:41 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Suzanne. You can leave out the object when it has already been established in the conversation. |
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