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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
go down = lost, be defeated
I surrendered to him when I went down in the competition.
Is this sentence correct?
Please help me.
Is this sentence correct?
Please help me.
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Hi, I surrendered to him when I went down in the competition. No. 'Surrender' is a formal word.
- Hi, I surrendered to him when I went down in the competition.
- No.
- 'Surrender' is a formal word.
- 'Go down' is informal.
- So it's not good to put them together.
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Hi,
I surrendered to him when I went down in the competition.
No. 'Surrender' is a formal word. 'Go down' is informal. So it's not good to put them together. Also, they mean very, very roughly the same, so you are repeating your meaning.
Finally, we don't usually 'surrender to someone' in a competition. You might say 'I lost to him'.
Best wishes, Clive
I surrendered to him when I went down in the competition.
No. 'Surrender' is a formal word. 'Go down' is informal. So it's not good to put them together. Also, they mean very, very roughly the same, so you are repeating your meaning.
Finally, we don't usually 'surrender to someone' in a competition. You might say 'I lost to him'.
Best wishes, Clive
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