Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Luckily, a young man was jogging / passing by
Can I say,
Suddenly, Peter slipped and fell in the river. He shouted for help.
(a) Luckily, a young man was jogging near the river. he came to save Peter.
(b) Luckily, a young man was passing by (the river) / a young man passed by. He came to save Peter.
(c) Luckily, there was a young man passing by. He jumped to save Peter.
Suddenly, Peter slipped and fell in the river. He shouted for help.
(a) Luckily, a young man was jogging near the river. he came to save Peter.
(b) Luckily, a young man was passing by (the river) / a young man passed by. He came to save Peter.
(c) Luckily, there was a young man passing by. He jumped to save Peter.
Top answer
a. river, and The rest are all correct.
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Thanks, Can I say,
When Peter was drowning, luckily a young man came (to help him)
When Peter was drowning, luckily a young man came (to help him)
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luckily, a
Better: a man, luckily, came
Best: came (to help him) by pure luck (or chance)
Better: a man, luckily, came
Best: came (to help him) by pure luck (or chance)
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Can I say,
(a) Luckily, a man passed by the river. He saw a boy drowning. (means = struggling)
(b) He saw someone drowning in the river.
(a) Luckily, a man passed by the river. He saw a boy drowning. (means = struggling)
(b) He saw someone drowning in the river.
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