Tenacious Learner Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Need Help. Pronoun 'it'
Hi teachers,
Is this question correct? Is it necessary the 'it' at the end?
Did the man find a tall tree and went up it?
Yes, he did.
Thanks in advance
Is this question correct? Is it necessary the 'it' at the end?
Did the man find a tall tree and went up it?
Yes, he did.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Hi, First, Did the man... GO (not went). The order "go up it" is very awkward.
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Hi,
First, Did the man... GO (not went).
The order "go up it" is very awkward. Perhaps using "climb" instead of "go up" would solve that.
Did the man find a tall tree and climb it?
First, Did the man... GO (not went).
The order "go up it" is very awkward. Perhaps using "climb" instead of "go up" would solve that.
Did the man find a tall tree and climb it?
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Ok. Than you, but the sentence is:
He found a tall tree and went up it.
That's where I took the question from.
He found a tall tree and went up it.
That's where I took the question from.
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Thinking SpainHe found a tall tree and went up it.If you need a question patterend exactly like the sentence, then it would be "Did he find a tall tree and go up it?" As Grammar Geek says, it sounds very awkward, but so does the original sentence. "He found a tall tree and climbed it/ Did he find a tall tree and c
That's where I took the question from.
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All right. Thank you very much for your explanation and information khoff.
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