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17 January
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Hi, can I ask you if the following sentences sound natural? 🙂
(1) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was built in Korea.
(2) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA appeared in Korea.
(3) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA showed up in Korea.
(4) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was introduced in Korea.
Hi, can I ask you if the following sentences sound natural? 🙂
(1) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was built in Korea.
(2) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA appeared in Korea.
(3) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA showed up in Korea.
(4) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was introduced in Korea.
(1) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was built in Korea.
(2) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA appeared in Korea.
(3) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA showed up in Korea.
(4) While I was away from Korea for a while, IKEA was introduced in Korea.
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17 January
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- English (US)
4 would be the best answer. 2 would be the least appropriate
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- English (US)
4 would be the best answer. 2 would be the least appropriate
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- Korean
@nickortiz4167617 Oh, I see! Thank you for your answer!
‘built’ and ‘showed up’ are not as natural as ‘introduced’? 🙂
‘built’ and ‘showed up’ are not as natural as ‘introduced’? 🙂
- English (US)
None of them are wrong. Im saying that built,showed up, and introduced are the better choices
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@nickortiz4167617 Oh, I see. Can I ask you what you’d say if you were in the same situation? 🙂 I mean, what would be the most natural way of saying it? :)
- English (US)
While I was away from Korea, a new IKEA was being built.
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