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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Ascendancy--Could anybody correct my sentence?

(1)Our monitor gained ascendancy over the order of our class through fierceness.
(1)I get the ascendancy over all my rivals in my school by study hard/through studying hard.

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(1) Our monitor gained ascendancy over the order in our class through fierceness. (1) I get the ascendancy over all my rivals at school by studying hard/through studying hard. Both have correct grammar.

  • (1) Our monitor gained ascendancy over the order in our class through fierceness.
  • (1) I get the ascendancy over all my rivals at school by studying hard/through studying hard.
  • Both have correct grammar.
  • Neither one is natural; they appear quite stilted.
  • Use 'ascendancy' for monarchs and states.
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(1) Our monitor gained ascendancy over the order in our class through fierceness.
(1) I get the ascendancy over all my rivals at school by studying hard/through studying hard.

Both have correct grammar. Neither one is natural; they appear quite stilted. Use 'ascendancy' for monarchs and states.

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