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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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Because I was chosen
I enjoyed playing football today because I was chosen as the best player of the matche.
My son is practicing his subordinating clauses and he wrote the above.
Because I was chosen as the best player of the match.
Does it sound natural and grammatically correct?
I thought it should be "chosen to be the best player of the match".
My son is practicing his subordinating clauses and he wrote the above.
Because I was chosen as the best player of the match.
Does it sound natural and grammatically correct?
I thought it should be "chosen to be the best player of the match".
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Jigneshbharati Does it sound natural and grammatically correct? Yes. Jigneshbharati I thought it should be "chosen to be the best player of the match".
- Jigneshbharati Does it sound natural and grammatically correct?
- Yes.
- Jigneshbharati I thought it should be "chosen to be the best player of the match".
- No.
- That would mean something rather nonsensical, that before the match started, they picked you to be the player who would excel.
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JigneshbharatiDoes it sound natural and grammatically correct?
Yes.
JigneshbharatiI thought it should be "chosen to be the best player of the match".
No. That would mean something rather nonsensical, that before the match started, they picked you to be the player who would excel.
You could also say "
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