Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
would not be proud any longer
Can I write,
(a) One day, a hare met a tortoise. The hare laughed because it was a slow tortoise. He invited the tortoise to race with him.
(b) The hare ran fast at the beginning, but the tortoise crawled behind. Soon, the hare was fast asleep under a tree.
(c) The tortoise crawled slowly and steadily to finish the competition. #
(d) Finally, the tortoise reached the finishing line first in the race. The hare was sad because he could not win the first in the race.
(e) The hare had learnt a lesson and promised would not be proud any longer.
(a) One day, a hare met a tortoise. The hare laughed because it was a slow tortoise. He invited the tortoise to race with him.
(b) The hare ran fast at the beginning, but the tortoise crawled behind. Soon, the hare was fast asleep under a tree.
(c) The tortoise crawled slowly and steadily to finish the competition. #
(d) Finally, the tortoise reached the finishing line first in the race. The hare was sad because he could not win the first in the race.
(e) The hare had learnt a lesson and promised would not be proud any longer.
Top answer
the hare was sad because he hadn't won the race. be guilty of false pride
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d)...the hare was sad because he hadn't won the race.
e) I think I would modify the concept of proud: ...be guilty of false pride
e) I think I would modify the concept of proud: ...be guilty of false pride
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So, you mean (a),(b), (c) is correct?For (e), it is incorrect to write "would not be proud any longer."?
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