I'm not sure about the mistake @.@ When the silkworm gets through to lay its eggs, it dies. The mistake in this sentence is "to lay" So I correct to "laying" because it stands after "through", a p

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I'm not sure about the mistake @.@ When the silkworm gets through to lay its eggs, it dies. The mistake in this sentence is "to lay" So I correct to "laying" because it stands after "through", a preposition

6 déc. 2011 22:59

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Your answer is correct, but the methodology is not. The phrasal verb "gets through" requires a gerund as it object, hence "laying" instead of "to lay". The phrase "gets through" is the same as "finishes".

6 décembre 2011

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