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Jandi Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

A positive meaning

- Jake got a promotion last week. [____].

Are these all acceptable in the brackets.

1. He deserved/deserves it.
2. He got his just deserts.
3. He only got what he deserved.
4. Now is all come home truth.

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

1. He deserved/deserves it. Okay in/for the given context, Jandi.

  • 1.
  • He deserved/deserves it.
  • Okay in/for the given context, Jandi.
  • 2.
  • He got his just deserts.
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1. He deserved/deserves it.

Okay in/for the given context, Jandi.

2. He got his just deserts.

This one sounds like the promotion was a bad thing and

3. He only got what he deserved.

This could be taken either way, the promotion was a good/bad thing.

4. Now is all come home truth.

I've never heard this one. It sounds like y
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Thank you very much, JTT!

Have a nice day (or a good night)!

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