Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
comparative the longer ... the harder
Can you correct ---->
The longer the taste of the food stays your hands, the harder it will be to get rid of it.
The longer you touch the food, the longer it'll take to get rid of the smell washing your hands.
The longer the taste of the food stays your hands, the harder it will be to get rid of it.
The longer you touch the food, the longer it'll take to get rid of the smell washing your hands.
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Anonymous Can you correct ----> The longer the taste of the food stays on your hands, the harder it will be to get rid of it. It's now correct, but it's an odd sentence because you have to keep licking your hands to know if the taste is still there. You can use 'smell' instead of "taste", but you certainly can keep "taste" if you want to.
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AnonymousCan you correct ---->
The longer the taste of the food stays on your hands, the harder it will be to get rid of it. It's now correct, but it's an odd sentence because you have to keep licking your hands to know if the taste is still there. You can use 'smell' instead of "taste", but you certainly can keep "taste" if you want to
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