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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Embraced

1. Does this sentence make sense:


"I saw Tom and Sally embraced."



2. And is 'embraced' a formal word?

  

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Christine Christie 1. " This sentence is awkward to read and is hardly viable. e.

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  • Christine Christie 1.
  • " This sentence is awkward to read and is hardly viable.
  • e.
  • with "embraced" as a verb.
  • In this sense, the sentence may work slightly better in speech than writing.
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Christine Christie1. Does this sentence make sense:
"I saw Tom and Sally embraced."

This sentence is awkward to read and is hardly viable. There are two ways to try to interpret it:

  • As a shortening of "I saw that Tom and Sally embraced", i.e. with "embraced" as a verb. In this sense, the sentence may work slightly better in speech than writin
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