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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Dormant
If you sell old clothes on the Internet and you want to say that you haven't sold anything since Christmas, would this sentence work?
"The business became dormant after Christmas. I haven't sold anything for two months."
Thank you.
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'Dormant' is wrong there; it refers to an expected, normal or regular, often biological, condition. T he business [became sluggish / stagnated / slowed down / stopped] after Christmas. "
- 'Dormant' is wrong there; it refers to an expected, normal or regular, often biological, condition.
- T he business [became sluggish / stagnated / slowed down / stopped] after Christmas.
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'Dormant' is wrong there; it refers to an expected, normal or regular, often biological, condition.
The business [became sluggish / stagnated / slowed down / stopped] after Christmas. I haven't sold anything for two months."
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