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Hi, there

Coudl you help me with some questions?

1) If I am talking to someone about the walk from my hotel to the Eiffel Tower or a ride on the Seine river, could I use the following sentneces? "We went from my hotel to the Eiffel Tower. The WALK THERE is very beautiful" and "We took/went on a boat ride on the Seine river. The ride was great fun." These things sound odd, don't they? "A walk THERE"? "Take/go on a boat ride"? "The ride was great fun"? 'What would you day instead?

2) Does it sound odd to say "I am not allowed to walk my dog off (the) leash"?

3) Could I say "Squish/squash the clothes closer together on the clothesline so you can have more room available" Does this sentence sound odd or awkward?

Please, guys, help me with these questions.

Thank you very much!

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Questions
Hi, there

Coudl you help me with some questions?

1) If I am talking to someone about the walk from my hotel to the Eiffel Tower or a ride on the Seine river, could I use the following sentneces? "We went from my hotel  to the Eiffel Tower. The WALK THERE is very beautiful" and "We took/went on a boat ride on the Seine river. The ride was great fun." These things sound odd, don't they? "A walk THERE"? "Take/go on a boat ride"? "The ride was great fun"? 'What would you day instead?

2) Does it sound odd to say "I am not allowed to walk my dog off (the) leash"?

3) Could I say "Squish/squash the clothes closer together on the clothesline so you can have more room available" Does this sentence sound odd or awkward?

Please, guys, help me with these questions.

Thank you very much!

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1) "We went from my hotel to the Eiffel Tower. The walk there is very beautiful" and "We went on a boat ride on the Seine river. It was great fun."

'The walk there' is good grammar. However, we would rather say 'to go on a boat ride' apposed to 'to take a boat ride.' So, we use 'went' instead of 'took'.

2) "I am not allowed to walk my dog off (the) leash"

Perfect!

3) "Squish the clothes closer together on the clothesline/ (washing line) so you can have more room available" 
This is perfect.

Well done on these sentences!

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