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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Can 'proceeded' and 'continued' be used interchangeably in the sentence?

Can 'proceeded' and 'continued' be used interchangeably in the sentence?

Mrs. Smith was a midwife. She was shocked to see somebody giving birth on a street corner, she proceeded/continued to deliver the baby.

  

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Mrs. Smith was a midwife. She was shocked to see somebody giving birth on a street corner .

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  • Mrs.
  • Smith was a midwife.
  • She was shocked to see somebody giving birth on a street corner .
  • S he proceeded / continued to deliver the baby.
  • proceeded here means started/adopted a course of action.
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Mrs. Smith was a midwife. She was shocked to see somebody giving birth on a street corner. She proceeded/continued to deliver the baby.


proceeded here means started/adopted a course of action. This is the meaning of your sentence.

comtinued means she carried on with an activity she had already begun. This is not

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