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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
carry out, put into practice?
People often feel tempted to get away from it all, but few of them can (. ).
1) actually do it.
2) do so in reality.
3) put it into practice.
4) carry it out.
5) make it a reality
Are they all possible expressions?
1) actually do it.
2) do so in reality.
3) put it into practice.
4) carry it out.
5) make it a reality
Are they all possible expressions?
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Of those options, (2) seems best. In the others, although the intended meaning is clear enough, there is grammatical uncertainty about what "it" actually refers to. This is least noticeable in (1), but more problematic in some of the others.
- Of those options, (2) seems best.
- In the others, although the intended meaning is clear enough, there is grammatical uncertainty about what "it" actually refers to.
- This is least noticeable in (1), but more problematic in some of the others.
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Of those options, (2) seems best. In the others, although the intended meaning is clear enough, there is grammatical uncertainty about what "it" actually refers to. This is least noticeable in (1), but more problematic in some of the others.
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I see! You are right;-) 'Do so' sounds like the best of all:-)
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