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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Could not help but

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They are so beautiful that I could not help gasp in admiration.
  

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You seem to have mixed two options: They are so beautiful that I could not help gasping in admiration. They are so beautiful that I could not help but gasp in admiration.

  • You seem to have mixed two options: They are so beautiful that I could not help gasping in admiration.
  • They are so beautiful that I could not help but gasp in admiration.
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You seem to have mixed two options:

They are so beautiful that I could not help gasping in admiration.
They are so beautiful that I could not help but gasp in admiration.

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