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654787697

654787697

China

 helolo  everyone 

here is a sentence like this  "  the best thing  i should do would be  walk away "

do you think it's right ?  notice about the word" walk" 

do you think it should be "walking " here?  I don't know 

can anyone help me about this ? Thank you !

06:50 AM Jan 04 2008 |

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hejiajuan

China

How to improve my prouncation

09:07 AM Jan 04 2008 |

philquad

philquad

Australia

the best thing i "could" do would be "to" walk away?

sound better?

theres many ways. walking away would be the best thing i could do

i should" walk away, that would be the best thing.

i knows its not easy, i think the trick is, or what i have noticed, is the lack of smaller works to compliment a sentence, with me?

maybe think of lots of small things are better than 1 big thing

 

09:57 AM Jan 04 2008 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

Philequad has explained things well. However, I believe that there's a possible typo in his note, the word should be "complement" rather than "compliment".  

(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=15639&dict=CALD)

10:43 AM Jan 04 2008 |

binbin88816

China

I think it should be "walking" there

11:37 AM Jan 04 2008 |

lotusams

lotusams

Viet Nam

I'm wondering what exactly the context is since there are many ways to make sentences by those words. Usually we use V-ing form after "to be". So " walking" sounds better than walk in your original sentence. I also think you can used " to walk" instead of "walking". My suggestion would probably be: the best thing I should do is to walk/ walking away.

12:42 PM Jan 04 2008 |

shumailaa2000

Pakistan

"No"said she" i have a lot of work todo"

change it in to indirect form

thank U

07:22 PM Jan 04 2008 |

jeamy

jeamy

France

hi my question is :

_should i say :

i want to practice this job or i would like to practice this job

 

think you

09:54 PM Jan 04 2008 |

philquad

philquad

Australia

tiffintime_ in australian english its compliment.

 practice is not really a good word here

 learn,train, 

i want /would like /  to practice for this job? 

i would like to practice my skills for this job

i would like to train for this job position

i would like to learn the skills for this job 

does that help? 

12:35 AM Jan 05 2008 |

654787697

654787697

China

Thank you everyone ,but this sentence is in our English book , I have ask my English teacher ,however, she said this is right ,but she just couldn't explain me why  ,so ….........

maybe   "walking " or "to walk " is much better here  .

10:27 AM Jan 05 2008 |

meiji728

Pakistan

i think "to walk away" is better

10:31 AM Jan 05 2008 |