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Mr. Tom Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Being abandaned by our friends is a cause of great sorrow...

Hi

Would you say that this sentence is wrong or odd?

Being abandoned by our friends is a cause of great sorrow for us.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

exp=423030312434243736

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Hi Tom,

The test you are looking at apparently wants you to choose the best way to reword that sentence, and I agree 100% with their choice (option E).
I also prefer the reworded sentence (option E) to the original one, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that the original is wrong.

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