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BAYRAM ERDEM Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

debate

Is the sentence below correct?

''They were debating over politics for several hours without reaching a conclusion.''
  

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The two continuous forms do not work well together, and no 'over': They debated politics for several hours without reaching a conclusion . They were debating politics for several hours and never reached a conclusion .

— Mister Micawber

  • The two continuous forms do not work well together, and no 'over': They debated politics for several hours without reaching a conclusion .
  • They were debating politics for several hours and never reached a conclusion .
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The two continuous forms do not work well together, and no 'over':

They debated politics for several hours without reaching a conclusion.
They were debating politics for several hours and never reached a conclusion.
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BAYRAM ERDEMIs the sentence below correct?
It's borderline correct. It's "over" that bothers me. The continuous tense is a little questionable as well. I'd write:

They debated politics for several hours without reaching a conclusion.

discussed is also good instead of debated.


CJ
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