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stone88



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:06 am    Post subject: which one is suitable? Reply with quote
All the players came to the sports field at 7:30 and __________.
A. then began the game
B. then the game began

Could you tell me which one is suitable? Thank you very much.
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:10 am    Post subject: Re: which one is suitable? Reply with quote
stone88 wrote:
All the players came to the sports field at 7:30 and __________.
A. then began the game
B. then the game began
Both are correct. Consider:
A. All the players came to the sports field at 7:30 and then began the game.
In this case, players is the subject, and came and began are the verbs.

B. All the players came to the sports field at 7:30, and then the game began.
In this case, you have a compound sentence. Players is the subject and came is the verb of the first part; game is the subject and began is the verb of the second part.
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