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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"didn't prepare for" "wasn't prepared"
Are there any differences in meaning between the sentences below?
If there are no differences, would you tell me in what situations and which sentence I should use.
1) I wasn't prepared for all their questions.
2) I didn't prepare for all their questions.
Hiroshi in Japan
If there are no differences, would you tell me in what situations and which sentence I should use.
1) I wasn't prepared for all their questions.
2) I didn't prepare for all their questions.
Hiroshi in Japan
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Yes. The first is more general and refers to any state of readiness or anticipation. The second is specific to a certain body of information or technique that must be studied or practiced beforehand but was not.
- Yes.
- The first is more general and refers to any state of readiness or anticipation.
- The second is specific to a certain body of information or technique that must be studied or practiced beforehand but was not.
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Yes. The first is more general and refers to any state of readiness or anticipation. The second is specific to a certain body of information or technique that must be studied or practiced beforehand but was not.
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