Faced and tussled with
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(1) Jack has faced and tussled with many challenges in life.
Are the highlighted words correctly used? Thank you very much.
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"tussle" is a rather strange verb choice in that sentence. "to tussle with challenges" is quite an unusual expression. Also, the two verbs take their complements in differently.
- "tussle" is a rather strange verb choice in that sentence.
- "to tussle with challenges" is quite an unusual expression.
- Also, the two verbs take their complements in differently.
- 'face' takes no preposition and 'tussle' takes the preposition 'with'.
- Putting verbs together with this kind of difference in their structure usually leads to problems.
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"tussle" is a rather strange verb choice in that sentence. "to tussle with challenges" is quite an unusual expression.
Also, the two verbs take their complements in differently. 'face' takes no preposition and 'tussle' takes the preposition 'with'. Putting verbs together with this kind of difference in their structure usually leads to problems.
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