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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Am I using this sentence right?
She was happy from her brother's joy that had been brought to life with his confesson.
Am I using FROM correctly in this context?
Am I using FROM correctly in this context?
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No. In fact, I can't think of an appropriate preposition to use as a substitute, so you have to say something like: She was happy because her brother's joy had been brought to life with his confession. Her brother's joy, brought to life with his confession, made her happy.
- No.
- In fact, I can't think of an appropriate preposition to use as a substitute, so you have to say something like: She was happy because her brother's joy had been brought to life with his confession.
- Her brother's joy, brought to life with his confession, made her happy.
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No. In fact, I can't think of an appropriate preposition to use as a substitute, so you have to say something like:
- She was happy because her brother's joy had been brought to life with his confession.
- Her brother's joy, brought to life with his confession, made her happy.
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As an aside, I'm puzzled by the use of "with." I would have said, "by," unless the meaning is that the joy and the confession were both "brought to life" simultaneously - that is, the Joy accompanied the confession.
But somehow I get the feeling the confession is the cause of the joy.
I'll grant the confession could be the implement of the joy:
He dug a
But somehow I get the feeling the confession is the cause of the joy.
I'll grant the confession could be the implement of the joy:
He dug a
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