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13 You use a different sort of English in a Times leader than in a conversation in a pub.
14 If a regular customer were to make arrangements with their own branch, it may be possible to make arrangements for speedy clearance.
15 A salesman explained that the manuals included with most computers were hopeless. They either were impossible to understand, full of mistakes, or both.
16 None of the bodies so far recovered were wearing lifejackets.
17 Sartre had one of the best educations available to a man of his generation.
18 The idea seemed far too cruel to actually carry out.
19 No sooner are one set of perils surmounted than another lot, even more intractable, take their place.
13 You use a different sort of English in a Times leader than in a conversation in a pub.
14 If a regular customer were to make arrangements with their own branch, it may be possible to make arrangements for speedy clearance.
15 A salesman explained that the manuals included with most computers were hopeless. They either were impossible to understand, full of mistakes, or both.
16 None of the bodies so far recovered were wearing lifejackets.
17 Sartre had one of the best educations available to a man of his generation.
18 The idea seemed far too cruel to actually carry out.
19 No sooner are one set of perils surmounted than another lot, even more intractable, take their place.
Top answer
I found N° 16 to be awkward. I prefer: So far, none of the bodies recovered were wearing lifejackets. the rest seem OK to me.
- I found N° 16 to be awkward.
- I prefer: So far, none of the bodies recovered were wearing lifejackets.
- the rest seem OK to me.
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I found N° 16 to be awkward.
I prefer:
So far, none of the bodies recovered were wearing lifejackets.
the rest seem OK to me.
I prefer:
So far, none of the bodies recovered were wearing lifejackets.
the rest seem OK to me.
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