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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

bravery and quick action

Can I say,

(a) The librarian praised Ah Meng's bravery.

(b) The librarian praised Ah Chong because of his quick action.

(c) The librarian praised Ah Chong because he was quick in action.
  

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Bravery is too BIG a word, reserve it for special situations. b) is more natural than c).

— Marius Hancu

  • Bravery is too BIG a word, reserve it for special situations.
  • b) is more natural than c).
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Bravery is too BIG a word, reserve it for special situations.

b) is more natural than c).
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,

(a) The librarian praised Ah Meng's bravery. [Y]

(b) The librarian praised Ah Chong because of his quick action.[Y]

(c) The librarian praised Ah Chong because he was quick in action. [Y]

Here though I see a slight difference: Ah chong is always quick in action, so he wasn't praised for a particular ac
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