Apple cobra Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Sentence fix
Hi,
Can anyone tell me if this sentence is correct:
"My father went to the store and bought and delivered dinner."
Top answer
deliver is not a suitable word here. We don't use it when you buy something and bring it home yourself. Examples of its use: eg The mailman delivered a letter to me yesterday.
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deliver is not a suitable word here. We don't use it when you buy something and bring it home yourself.
Examples of its use:
eg The mailman delivered a letter to me yesterday.
eg I bought a refrigerator today. The store will deliver it tomorrow.
Say eg "My father went to the store and bought dinner for us."
or eg "My father we
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