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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Abraham Lincoln was a man known to have fallen many times, but succeeded through these/those failures.

Abraham Lincoln was a man known to have fallen many times, but succeeded through these/those failures.

The above sentence is written by a local writer of a test paper in English.

1. Does "fallen" fit in the sentence?

2. Can I use either 'these" or "those"? If only one choice is correct, what is the reason?

Thanks.
  

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tamguatlay 1. Does "fallen" fit in the sentence? A little odd, but possible.

— Mister Micawber

  • tamguatlay 1.
  • Does "fallen" fit in the sentence?
  • A little odd, but possible.
  • tamguatlay 2.
  • Can I use either 'these" or "those"?
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tamguatlay1. Does "fallen" fit in the sentence?
A little odd, but possible.
tamguatlay2. Can I use either 'these" or "those"?
Yes.
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