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• Thread starter Thread starter RomanPinsEveryone
• Start date Start date Jun 24, 2017

RomanPinsEveryone

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Chinese 1. She was busy with working. 2. She was busy working. Does the first sentence sound clumsy and a bit lengthy ? Thank you ! L

lordignus

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British English Number 1 doesn't work.

RomanPinsEveryone said: 1. She was busy with working. 2. She was busy working. Click to expand...

3. She was busy with/at work

RomanPinsEveryone

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Chinese

lordignus said: Number 1 doesn't work. 3. She was busy with/at work Click to expand...

Thank you very much. L

lordignus

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British English As a general rule (but as always in English there are probably many exceptions) it goes: She is busy (verb-ing) She is busy working. She is busy swimming. She is busy looking after the kids. She is busy with/at/on (noun) She is busy at work. She is busy with homework. She is busy with the kids. She is busy on the phone.

RomanPinsEveryone

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lordignus said: As a general rule (but as always in English there are probably many exceptions) it goes: She is busy (verb-ing) She is busy working. She is busy swimming. She is busy looking after the kids. She is busy with/at/on (noun) She is busy at work. She is busy with homework. She is busy with the kids. She is busy on the phone. Click to expand...

Thank you for the additional explanation ! S

sitifan

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Taiwan Hokkien & Mandarin Chinese I'm busy (with) getting the house redecorated. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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