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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Did not attract much attention
Are these sentences correct:
1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
Meaning: The accident, which took place in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
2) The event, in the beginning of the month, did not attract much attention.
Meaning: The event, which took place in the beginning of the month, did not attract much attention.
3) His famous words, shortly before he passed away, will never be forgotten by us.
Meaning: His famous words, uttered shortly before he passed away, will never be forgotten by us.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
Meaning: The accident, which took place in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
2) The event, in the beginning of the month, did not attract much attention.
Meaning: The event, which took place in the beginning of the month, did not attract much attention.
3) His famous words, shortly before he passed away, will never be forgotten by us.
Meaning: His famous words, uttered shortly before he passed away, will never be forgotten by us.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
Navi, In all three examples, you would be well advised to use the "meaning" sentences and not the sentences in red. The sentences in red are odd and do not convey the meaning that they are supposed to convey. For example, navitasan 1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
- Navi, In all three examples, you would be well advised to use the "meaning" sentences and not the sentences in red.
- The sentences in red are odd and do not convey the meaning that they are supposed to convey.
- For example, navitasan 1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.
- Without the "which took place", the sentence might lead the reader to believe that there were no casualties in the early hours of the morning, but there might have been casualties later, which is not at all what you are trying to say.
- I hope this is clear.
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Navi,
In all three examples, you would be well advised to use the "meaning" sentences and not the sentences in red. The sentences in red are odd and do not convey the meaning that they are supposed to convey. For example,
In all three examples, you would be well advised to use the "meaning" sentences and not the sentences in red. The sentences in red are odd and do not convey the meaning that they are supposed to convey. For example,
navitasan1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.Without the "which took place", the sentence mig
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navitasan1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not have any casualties.1) The accident, in the early hours of the morning, did not result in any casualties.
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