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The books were so popular that they were all sold quickly.
The books were so popular that they all sold quickly.
Would it be grammatical and natural to say:
The books .......that they were all sold out quickly.
The books .......that they all sold out quickly.
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TN
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that they were all sold out quickly. that they all sold out quickly. I would say firstly that the active works better than the passive, and secondly that "sold out" already implies "all", so you don't really need to say "all".
- that they were all sold out quickly.
- that they all sold out quickly.
- I would say firstly that the active works better than the passive, and secondly that "sold out" already implies "all", so you don't really need to say "all".
- You can just say "they sold out quickly".
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tinanam0102The books .......that they were all sold out quickly.
The books .......that they all sold out quickly.
I would say firstly that the active works better than the passive, and secondly that "sold out" already implies "all", so you don't really need to say "all". You can just say "they sold out quickly".
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