things fir a picnic
I need to know if this makes sense
When we go on a picnic each one takes/ carries one thing .last time I took some cheese to share.
It is a matter of verbs mainly, I think.
Thanks
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The subject should be 'each person' or 'everybody/everyone', and the verb should be 'take'.
'Carry' would be the wrong word here. 'Carry' would refer to the act of walking with the objects in your hand/on your back, rather than the responsibility of providing the food.
I'd instinctively use the verb 'bring' here, though. As we talked about in one of your previous queries, 'bring' suggests a movement towards a focal point. Here the focal point is the picnic, so I'd use 'bring' - although 'take' is also ok.
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*Things for a picnic*
I would say it like this,
"Whenever we go on a picnic everyone brings something. Last time I brought some cheese to share".
Instead of "each one" I would say everyone brings something.
If everyone carries something that means that the item is physically on their person. Which if that is what you are trying to convey I would say like this:
"Everyone carries whatever they brought for the picnic".
Hope that makes sense!!!
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