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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Could vs. be able to

Dear users,

Which is better:
1) Looking at the painting he was able to remember her name.
2) Looking at the painting he could remember her name.

Cheers,
Dan
  

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Anonymous Which is better: #1

  • Anonymous Which is better: #1
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AnonymousWhich is better:
#1
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I agree that #1 is the better of the two.
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