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Ronald375 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Fail one's finals

John failed his finals, like some others. Is it correct to say: 'He took comfort in the thought that he wasn't the only one who didn't pass his finals'?
  

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Yes. Other possibilities include eg He took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one who hadn't passed his finals. eg he took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one to fail his finals.

— Clive

  • Yes.
  • Other possibilities include eg He took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one who hadn't passed his finals.
  • eg he took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one to fail his finals.
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Yes.

Other possibilities include
eg He took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one who hadn't passed his finals.
eg he took comfort in/from the thought that he wasn't the only one to fail his
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