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Anonymous
01-04-2005, 01:46 AM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. He asked me if I [drank, had drunk] my tea.
2. What a talent he is/has!
3. Jane spent all afternoon (lying) on the beach.
4. He was all skin and bones. or He was skin and bones itself.
5. His hair is sprinkled with grey. or He has some grey hairs.
6. I had ham and scrambled egg/eggs for breakfast.
7. He is losing a lot of blood; we must get him to/in the hospital.

Thanks.

Rusty
01-04-2005, 05:09 PM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. He asked me if I [drank, had drunk] my tea.
2. What a talent he is/has!
3. Jane spent all afternoon (lying) on the beach.
4. He was all skin and bones. or He was skin and bones itself.
5. His hair is sprinkled with grey. or He has some grey hairs.
6. I had ham and scrambled egg/eggs for breakfast.
7. He is losing a lot of blood; we must get him to/in the hospital.

Thanks.

1. He asked me if I [<strike>drank,</strike> had drunk] my tea.
2. What a talent he is/has! (OK).
3. Jane spent all afternoon (lying) on the beach. (OK).
4. He was all skin and bones.<strike> or He was skin and bones itself.</strike>
5. His hair is sprinkled with grey. or He has some grey hairs. (OK. Grey is Br Eng. Gray is AmEng).
6. I had ham and scrambled egg/eggs for breakfast. (Usually it is "scrambled eggs." If you had only one egg, say, "a scrambled egg").
7. He is losing a lot of blood; we must get him to/into the hospital.