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Lauren

3 feb. 2025 16:02

We have had cloudy and rainy days since last week in my city. I live in an apartment, and sunlight is like gold because it helps us dry our clothes faster. Yesterday, I saw the sun and took advantage of it by hanging the towels outside. I have a question: Take advantage Is it common to use this expression in this context? Another example: I went to church, and on my way back home, I took advantage of the trip and stopped at the supermarket to buy milk.

"Apartament" → "apartment" (spelling correction). "Sun values gold" → "sunlight is like gold" (more natural phrasing). "We dry our cloths" → "we dry our clothes" (correct spelling; "cloths" refers to fabric, not garments). "Took advantage and hung the towels" → "took advantage of it by hanging the towels" (the phrase "take advantage" usually needs "of" + a noun or pronoun). "Went to the Church" → "went to church" (no article unless referring to a specific church). "Coming back to home" → "coming back home" (no "to" before "home" in this structure). "To by milk" → "to buy milk" (spelling correction). The phrase "take advantage" is commonly used, but it typically requires "of" + something. In the examples, it would be better to say: "I took advantage of the sunshine and hung the towels." "I took advantage of the trip and stopped at the supermarket."

4 feb. 2025 01:24

"It’s been cloudy and rainy in my city since last week. I live in an apartment, so sunlight is precious—it helps us dry our clothes faster. Yesterday, I saw the sun and took advantage of it by hanging up the towels." About "take advantage" Your usage is understandable, but in this context, native speakers would say "make the most of" or "take the opportunity to." Your other example, corrected: "I went to church, and on my way back home, I took the opportunity to stop by the supermarket and buy some milk."

Tip: Use "take advantage of" when there's a clear benefit, especially if it's unusual or rare. For routine situations, "make the most of" or "take the opportunity to" sound more natural.

4 feb. 2025 10:46

It has been cloudy and rainy since last week in my city. I live in an apartament and the sun values gold, because it dries our clothes faster. Yesterday I saw the sun and took advantage of it and hung the towels. I have a question # take advantage Is it common to use this expression with this context? Another example: I went to the Church and while I was going back home, I took the opportunity to go to the supermarket to buy some milk.

3 feb. 2025 19:03

We have had cloudy and rainy days since last week in my city. I live in an apartament and the sun values gold, because we dry our cloths faster. Yesterday I saw the sun and took advantage and hung the towels. I have a question # take advantage Is it common to use this expression with this context? Another example: I went to the Church and while I was coming back to home, I took advantage and went to the supermarket to by milk. This is expression is extremely common especially in this context. You used it correctly! For the second example, there is no need for the “i took advantage part” but it isn’t wrong to use it.

3 feb. 2025 16:22

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