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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Drowning
Can I say,
(a) Peter slipped and fell into the river. He was drowning in the river. He shouted loudly for help.
(b) Peter did not / could not know how to swim, so he was drowining / he drowned in the river.
(a) Peter slipped and fell into the river. He was drowning in the river. He shouted loudly for help.
(b) Peter did not / could not know how to swim, so he was drowining / he drowned in the river.
Top answer
I would personally use "sinking," but where's the harm?
- I would personally use "sinking," but where's the harm?
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spacedunce-5I would personally use "sinking," but where's the harm?
I don't think "sink" meets the qualifications here, "sink" is more applied to ships rather than to people
I would choose "drown".
Only, when you say "he was drowning in the river" you mean that he was struggling to keep his head above the water, essentially he
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