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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Closest

Close as in don’t know who’s going to win.


Which is correct please,

Of the 3 football games, this one is the closest.

Of the 3 football games, this is the closest one.


Thank you

  

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Note that these sentences imply that all three games are ongoing simultaneously; if any of the games have concluded, their closeness would be described in the past tense. Both sentences are grammatically viable, but the first sentence sounds more natural.

  • Note that these sentences imply that all three games are ongoing simultaneously; if any of the games have concluded, their closeness would be described in the past tense.
  • Both sentences are grammatically viable, but the first sentence sounds more natural.
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Note that these sentences imply that all three games are ongoing simultaneously; if any of the games have concluded, their closeness would be described in the past tense.

Both sentences are grammatically viable, but the first sentence sounds more natural.

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