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Mia hwang seung gu Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
a. His friends reported his strange behaviour to the police.
b. His friend saw his strange behaviour and reported to the police.
c. They directed the attention of police to their friend's suspicious behavior.
Which sentence is more like real...I mean more natural English like English?
These three sentences are all translated from Korean to English by translators.
I wonder which one is good English sentence and want to know the reason.
b. His friend saw his strange behaviour and reported to the police.
c. They directed the attention of police to their friend's suspicious behavior.
Which sentence is more like real...I mean more natural English like English?
These three sentences are all translated from Korean to English by translators.
I wonder which one is good English sentence and want to know the reason.
Top answer
) is appropriately brief, provided the scene has been identified as involving strange behaviour by a man. ) changes to a singular witness; and “it” should follow “reported”. ) Starting with “They” indicates that the group was previously identified; and the AmEng spelling of behaviour is used.
- ) is appropriately brief, provided the scene has been identified as involving strange behaviour by a man.
- ) changes to a singular witness; and “it” should follow “reported”.
- ) Starting with “They” indicates that the group was previously identified; and the AmEng spelling of behaviour is used.
- ) version for its brevity.
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Of these mid-topic sentences, (a.) is appropriately brief, provided the scene has been identified as involving strange behaviour by a man. (b.) changes to a singular witness; and “it” should follow “reported”. (c.) Starting with “They” indicates that the group was previously identified; and the AmEng spelling of behaviour is used.
I prefer the first (a.) version for its brevity.
I prefer the first (a.) version for its brevity.
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a. His friends reported his strange behaviour to the police. OK.
b. His friend saw his strange behaviour and reported it to the police. (Missing pronoun.)
c. They directed the attention of the police to their friend's suspicious behavior. (a bit awkward)
b. His friend saw his strange behaviour and reported it to the police. (Missing pronoun.)
c. They directed the attention of the police to their friend's suspicious behavior. (a bit awkward)
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wilpeter(c.) Starting with “They” indicates that the group was previously identified; and the AmEng spelling of behaviour is used.That's a good point.
Mia hwang seung gu, you should use one kind of spelling consistently.
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Thank you very much for this kind explanation.
My Freinds will be very pleased :-)
Your comments would be good for studying and analysing English sentences more accurately.
Thank you~!!!
My Freinds will be very pleased :-)
Your comments would be good for studying and analysing English sentences more accurately.
Thank you~!!!
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