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Rommel Posted 10 years ago
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Are the following sentences using ‘called out to,’ ‘bother to respond,’ and ‘had met’ acceptable?
Are the following sentences using ‘called out to,’ ‘bother to respond,’ and ‘had met’ acceptable?
One day, I called out to Janice on the campus. She didn’t bother to respond to me. Having walked closer to her, I asked her, ‘Where have you been?” She said she had been with the new friends she had met in school.
One day, I called out to Janice on the campus. She didn’t bother to respond to me. Having walked closer to her, I asked her, ‘Where have you been?” She said she had been with the new friends she had met in school.
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“called out to” is correctly used. “both to respond” is correctly used, but “to me” would be unnecessary as it is understood. “Having walked closer to her” could be shortened to “Having moved closer”.
- “called out to” is correctly used.
- “both to respond” is correctly used, but “to me” would be unnecessary as it is understood.
- “Having walked closer to her” could be shortened to “Having moved closer”.
- “she had met” although correct, does not require repeating “had” in my opinion.
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“called out to” is correctly used.
“both to respond” is correctly used, but “to me” would be unnecessary as it is understood.
“Having walked closer to her” could be shortened to “Having moved closer”.
“she had met” although correct, does not require repeating “had” in my opinion.
“both to respond” is correctly used, but “to me” would be unnecessary as it is understood.
“Having walked closer to her” could be shortened to “Having moved closer”.
“she had met” although correct, does not require repeating “had” in my opinion.
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wilpeter“both to respond”I'm sure wilpeter meant to write "bother to respond."
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teechrI'm sure wilpeter meant to write "bother to respond."Yes, with apologies.
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