stevenukd
Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: THEATER AND PLAY |
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Dear Teachers,
1. Peter! What are you doing next week?
- I�m going to the seminary to become a priest / a minister.
- I�m going to the pagoda to become a monk.
- I�m returning to my native village / going to my countryside.
- Are these natural?
2.- I�m going to the theater with my girlfriend.
- I�m going to the play with my girlfriend.
- Are these the same meaning?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd. |
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 1654
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:17 am Post subject: |
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1. Peter! What are you doing next week?
- I�m going to the seminary to become a priest / a minister.
- I�m going to the pagoda to become a monk.
- I�m returning to my native village / going to my countryside. |
They are all OK except that you would not say my countryside, but rather, the countryside. You could add, "where I was born" if you wanted to be more specific, or you could name the village, or province.
2.- I�m going to the theater with my girlfriend.
- I�m going to the play with my girlfriend.
They don't have quite the same meaning.
You can go to a play at a location other than the theatre.
Also you would normally say, a play, unless you had already mentioned which play it was. |
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