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EITAN
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How do we say????????? I will take sunscreen. OR I will take a sunscreen. OR I will take a yellow sunscreen. Which sentence is grammatical o.k? They have a baby and a little dog-Is this sentence correct? Can I say : They have a baby and little dog?
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2 Apr 2013
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FrauSue
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I would say: I will put on some sunscreen. If you are in the shop and looking for new sunscreen, I would say: I �ll have the yellow bottle of sunscreen / I �ll have a bottle of sunscreen.
They have a baby and a little dog. (The second sentence sounds like "baby and little" are the adjectives describing the dog.)
I hope that helps. |
2 Apr 2013
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MoodyMoody
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Sunscreen:
Beach umbrella:
I put on or apply sunscreen; I take or get an umbrella. Since sunscreen is noncount/uncountable, you can take a bottle of sunscreen or take [some] sunscreen, but not with "a."
I prefer "a baby and a little dog, but I don �t think the other is technically wrong. I respectfully disagree with FrauSue; I would say " little baby dog," not a "baby and little dog." I can see the confusion, though; there are examples where this would be ambiguous.
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2 Apr 2013
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abba
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By the way, what �s the verb used with sunscreen? Do you spread the sunscreen or do you rub it on your body? |
2 Apr 2013
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cunliffe
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Put it on. If you are doing this for someone else, they might urge you to rub it in. |
2 Apr 2013
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