Question
1. Shall we go to a movie?
1-2. Shall we go to the movie?
2. Shall we go to see a movie?
3. Shall we go to see the movie?
4. Shall we go to the movies?
5. Shall we go to the movie?
(Are all the sentences grammatical? I think #4 is correct. What about # 5?)
6. The bag was gone.
6-2. The bag disappeared.
(Are both the same?)
7. He was gone.
7-2. He disappeared.
(Are both the same?)
8. There are two McDonald's here.
8-2. There are two McDonals's' here.
8-3. There are two McDonald'ses here.
(Which one is correct?)
1-2. Shall we go to the movie?
2. Shall we go to see a movie?
3. Shall we go to see the movie?
4. Shall we go to the movies?
5. Shall we go to the movie?
(Are all the sentences grammatical? I think #4 is correct. What about # 5?)
6. The bag was gone.
6-2. The bag disappeared.
(Are both the same?)
7. He was gone.
7-2. He disappeared.
(Are both the same?)
8. There are two McDonald's here.
8-2. There are two McDonals's' here.
8-3. There are two McDonald'ses here.
(Which one is correct?)
Answers
Ms. Sue
All of the first five are all correct. When you say "a movie," you mean any movie. "The movie" implies a specific movie that you've already talked about. The exception is # 4 -- "the movies" -- which means any movie.
# 6 and 7. They are almost the same. With 6-2, you're implying that you don't know what happened to the bag. With 6-1, it's not clear whether you know what happened to the bag. For instance, you might say, "I saw a group of men around the bag -- and then it was gone."
Only the first # 8 is correct. The other two are not correct.
# 6 and 7. They are almost the same. With 6-2, you're implying that you don't know what happened to the bag. With 6-1, it's not clear whether you know what happened to the bag. For instance, you might say, "I saw a group of men around the bag -- and then it was gone."
Only the first # 8 is correct. The other two are not correct.