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28 January

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Let's say a child is absent from school and wants to know about the homework he/she has to do.
Can we use any of the following sentences? What is the correct verb to use with homework?

1. I will ask one of my classmates to give me the homework.
2. I will get the homework from one of my classmates.

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isthmus_x

28 January

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Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.

Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –

I will get it from my friend.

I will ask my friend to give it to me.

Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.

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isthmus_x

28 January

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@marinalahuawei

Either one of those would be fine.

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marinalahuawei

28 January

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@isthmus_x thanks for your help! Could we also say "I will TAKE the homework from one of my classmates"?

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isthmus_x

28 January

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@marinalahuawei

Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.

Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –

I will get it from my friend.

I will ask my friend to give it to me.

Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.

See a translation

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marinalahuawei

28 January

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@isthmus_x thank you very much!

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@marinalahuawei Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –I will get it from my friend. I will ask my friend to give it to me.Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.

@marinalahuawei Either one of those would be fine.

@marinalahuawei Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –I will get it from my friend. I will ask my friend to give it to me.Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.

@marinalahuawei

Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.

Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –

I will get it from my friend.

I will ask my friend to give it to me.

Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.

@marinalahuawei

Either one of those would be fine.

@marinalahuawei

Take it – it sounds just a little bit like he is going to steal it.

Do you want to know the actual, very natural way of saying this? –

I will get it from my friend.

I will ask my friend to give it to me.

Replace commonly understood nouns with pronouns = very natural effect.