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Gamboler Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Give [sth] so generously
Which one is correct, please?
#1. I keep his memory with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt that there's anyone as good as you, anyone who would give his life so generously to save me.
#2. I keep his memory with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt that there's anyone as good as you, anyone who would give generously his life to save me.
#1. I keep his memory with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt that there's anyone as good as you, anyone who would give his life so generously to save me.
#2. I keep his memory with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt that there's anyone as good as you, anyone who would give generously his life to save me.
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Neither one sounds natural to me. I also don't quite understand the ending.
- Neither one sounds natural to me.
- I also don't quite understand the ending.
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Neither one sounds natural to me. I also don't quite understand the ending.
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From the Internet:
A 9-year-old Jack Russell terrier gave his life to save five New Zealand children from--
The second part of my sentence tried to express the same idea (a woman would lose her life to save one of her friend's life).
Should I rewrite it?
CONTEXT: A woman visits an inmate who is in the Central Prison.
A 9-year-old Jack Russell terrier gave his life to save five New Zealand children from--
The second part of my sentence tried to express the same idea (a woman would lose her life to save one of her friend's life).
Should I rewrite it?
CONTEXT: A woman visits an inmate who is in the Central Prison.
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I'll always remember him with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt (that) there's anyone like you; anyone who would lay/put their life on the line (in order) to save me.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lay-sth-on-the-line
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lay-sth-on-the-line
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I appreciate your help very much, teechr, but I think that the meaning of put/lay their life on the line is slightly different of what I wanted to say.
Look, the prisoner is sentenced to death, so she will literally lose her life. This inmate saved two months ago the life of her visitor, but to do that, she had to to kill a man. The judge sentenced her to death. When
Look, the prisoner is sentenced to death, so she will literally lose her life. This inmate saved two months ago the life of her visitor, but to do that, she had to to kill a man. The judge sentenced her to death. When
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I'll always remember him with great respect and deep affection, but I doubt (that) there's anyone like you; anyone who would give their/her life (in order) to save mine/me.
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