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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? Jan 12
Hi,
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. So far we are four for four, lets hope this continues in the future.
2. In that case, I would be in a dilemma of who to cheer for.
3. Charlie and his friends had done this often enough and had had enough success ( This sentence is from a book. I am trying to understand why the author chose two ‘had’, when one ‘had’ would have worked equally well. )
Thanks,
MG.
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. So far we are four for four, lets hope this continues in the future.
2. In that case, I would be in a dilemma of who to cheer for.
3. Charlie and his friends had done this often enough and had had enough success ( This sentence is from a book. I am trying to understand why the author chose two ‘had’, when one ‘had’ would have worked equally well. )
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
1. So far we are four for four . -- Yours was a comma-splice error.
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- So far we are four for four .
- -- Yours was a comma-splice error.
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- -- Don't ask me why; I don't know.
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1. So far we are four for four. Let's hope this continues in the future.-- Yours was a comma-splice error.
2. In that case, I would be in the dilemma of who to cheer for.-- Don't ask me why; I don't know.
3. Charlie and his friends had done this often enough and had had enough success-- The 2nd 'had' is optional; perhaps s/he used it for emphasis.
2. In that case, I would be in the dilemma of who to cheer for.-- Don't ask me why; I don't know.
3. Charlie and his friends had done this often enough and had had enough success-- The 2nd 'had' is optional; perhaps s/he used it for emphasis.
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Mister Micawber2. In that case, I would be in the dilemma of who to cheer for.-- Don't ask me why; I don't know.
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