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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Could you please help me with this sentence. Am I missing some commas? Is the bold part correct?

What I remember is that after some time that seemed for me as an eternity I felt that I was very tired and I wanted to stop because I couldn't breathe and all my body was in pain.

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Yes, I would use a pair of commas to set off your phrase, which I would also reword. My corrections are in color ; the original text is crossed out. What I remember is that , after some time that seemed to me to be for me as an eternity , I felt that I was very tired and I wanted to stop because I couldn't breathe and all my body was in pain.

— Doctor D

  • Yes, I would use a pair of commas to set off your phrase, which I would also reword.
  • My corrections are in color ; the original text is crossed out.
  • What I remember is that , after some time that seemed to me to be for me as an eternity , I felt that I was very tired and I wanted to stop because I couldn't breathe and all my body was in pain.
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Yes, I would use a pair of commas to set off your phrase, which I would also reword. My corrections are in color; the original text is crossed out.

What I remember is that, after some time that seemed to me to be fo
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Doctor DWhat I remember is that, after some time that seemed to me to be for me as an eternity, I felt that I was very tired and I wanted to stop because I couldn't breathe and all my body was in pain.


I agree with you. I think we can write "...that seemed eternal to me,...". Can I ask you a question? Are there some differences between "my body w
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Yes, you could also phrase it as "that seemed eternal to me" or "that seemed an eternity to me." As for the "pain" question, you cannot say "my body pained." You can say "my body ached" or "my body throbbed." However, if "pain" is used as a verb, it requires an object. "It pained me to see you cry."
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