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Felixxx Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Come up
Does it basically mean happen?
Please tell me if these sentences are correct.
He worries about something unfortunate coming up.
He worries that something unfortunate comes up.
The disaster came up yesterday.
Please tell me if these sentences are correct.
He worries about something unfortunate coming up.
He worries that something unfortunate comes up.
The disaster came up yesterday.
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" is fine. 2 - This would need something to complete the sentence to give it a context, but it's still not a great-sounding sentence - "He worries that something unfortunate comes up every time he goes there" 3 - Disasters don't 'come up' they 'hit' etc. d
- " is fine.
- 2 - This would need something to complete the sentence to give it a context, but it's still not a great-sounding sentence - "He worries that something unfortunate comes up every time he goes there" 3 - Disasters don't 'come up' they 'hit' etc.
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1 - "He worries about something unfortunate coming up." is fine.
2 - This would need something to complete the sentence to give it a context, but it's still not a great-sounding sentence -
"He worries that something unfortunate comes up every time he goes there"
3 - Disasters don't 'come up' they 'hit' etc.
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2 - This would need something to complete the sentence to give it a context, but it's still not a great-sounding sentence -
"He worries that something unfortunate comes up every time he goes there"
3 - Disasters don't 'come up' they 'hit' etc.
d
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