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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Failing

Failing his teaching , I won't be successful in my exam.
Could anybody correct this sentence for me.
Great thanks in advance.
  

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Hi. Do you want to say that you will not be successful in passing an exam because you've failed? Vctory Ong Having failed in / gone flop at (informal) (you've already failed) his teaching, I won't be successful in my exam.

  • Hi.
  • Do you want to say that you will not be successful in passing an exam because you've failed?
  • Vctory Ong Having failed in / gone flop at (informal) (you've already failed) his teaching, I won't be successful in my exam.
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Hi. Do you want to say that you will not be successful in passing an exam because you've failed?
Vctory OngHaving failed in/gone flop at(informal) (you've already failed) his teaching, I won't be successful in my exam.
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Hi,

Failing his teaching , I won't be successful in my exam.

Could anybody correct this sentence for me.

I don't understand your phrase 'Failing his teaching'. Can you say it another way?

Fandorin, 'to flop' is a verb, but I've never heard 'go flop' used as a verb.

Best wishes, Clive
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I meant that without his teaching, I won't be successful in my exam
thank you
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You answered your own question.

Without his teaching, I would not be successful in passing my exam.
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I meant whether I can express "Without his teaching, I would not be successful in passing my exam"by "Failing his teaching, I would notbe successful in my exam."

Thank you
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I believe this use of "failing" qualifies as an idiom. Your explanation shows that you understand it, but it doesn't quite fit the factual situation.

It's not clear to the reader whether or not you've been profitting from his teaching prior to the statement.

The idiom would not work to mean, "If he had not been teaching me, I would stand no chance of passing."

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