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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

drunk/drunken

He is such a drunk/drunken man that he cannot hold the pen tight.

Do both drunk and drunken both fit in the context? If not, why? Thanks.
  

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They are both usable in this structure, but the sentence would more normally be "He/The man is/was so drunk that ....

  • They are both usable in this structure, but the sentence would more normally be "He/The man is/was so drunk that ....
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They are both usable in this structure, but the sentence would more normally be "He/The man is/was so drunk that ....
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Thanks, Feebs.

I get it now.

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