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fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Hello everyone.

Which is more natural, #1 or #2, for the blank below?

The doctor did all he ( ) to cure her of her disease.
1. could do
2. could

Best wishes,
Fw

Snake777 · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject:

I will choose " could " I think it sounds more natural
In this case, " could do" sounds so lame .
" The doctor did all he (could do ) to cure her of her disease"
Hummmnn can u see " did " and " do" ?! It makes the sentence sound lame
So i think" could" is the good choice . It's just wat i think . Lets see how about other people in ESL Smile

JuanValdez · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Which is more natural? (4)

fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Thank you for your comment, JuanValdez.

It helps a lot.

fw

Snake777 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:22 am Post subject:

fw · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 361

Oh, sorry, Snake777.

I just saw the latest reply and forgot to say thanks to you.

Thank you for your comment. It really helps, too.

fw