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Lee Jun Ho
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 Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:55 am Post subject: Right Sentences? |
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All the players didn't their best.
the Warcraft has became as popular as the Starcraft.
We like sing a song.
Are these... right sentences?
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CP
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: |
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"All the players didn't their best."
Should be, "Not all the players did their best," meaning some did their best, but some did not. Or, "None of the players did their best," meaning not one player did his or her best. The contractions "didn't, doesn't, don't" sometimes are used when "do" is the auxiliary ("helping") verb, but not for the main verb. "I didn't do the work" but not, *"I didn't the work."
"the Warcraft has became as popular as the Starcraft."
Should be, "The Warcraft has become as popular as the Starcraft."
"We like sing a song."
Should be, "We like to sing songs."
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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"the Warcraft has became as popular as the Starcraft."
Should be, "The Warcraft has become as popular as the Starcraft."
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If you are talking about the computer game, it would be:
"Warcraft has become as popular as Starcraft." However, I don't know if Starcraft was previously more popular than Warcraft. Maybe you mean Warcraft III (or whatever number they are on now). I know about that game, but I don't personally play that one. |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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It's a game? I had no idea what Starcraft and Warcraft were. Sorry!
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