Synthesizm 2

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi teachers,

(a) He does not have a pen. He does not have paper.
He has neither a pen nor paper.

(b) You can have tea. You can have coffee.
You can have either tea or coffee.

© Put the cork back. Someone may knock the bottle down.
Put the cork back because otherwise someone may knock the bottle down.
Put the cork back otherwise someone may knock the bottle down.
Put the cork back or someone may knock the bottle down.
Put the cork back or else someone may knock the bottle down.

(d) I caught two fish. I brought these home for dinner.
I caught two fish and brought these home for dinner.

(e) I could not move. I was very frightened.
I could not move because I was very frightened.
I was too frightened to move.

Please find my mistakes and correct them.

Many thanks in advance.

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‘Someone may knock the bottle down’ should be ‘someone may knock the bottle over’.

3

Thank you, BN.

That means the original is incorrect.

4

BN, Can “knock down” be used or it’s totally incorrect?

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Knock down’ could be used if you meant knock the bottle from a shelf or table onto the floor, but even then ‘knock over’ would be preferable.