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Hi,Would you please comment these sentences for me?I am [ determined / resolved ] to succeed. (Both words mean "decide with a firm decision", are they equally common in the usage or conversation?)It is sad that many of these [ killed / dead ] were children. (Both words are correct and they are adjectives)CheersJohn Aki

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John AkiWould you please comment these sentences for me?

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John AkiI am [ determined / resolved ] to succeed. (Both words mean "decide with a firm decision", are they equally common in the usage or conversation?)

I would not use "resolve" there. To resolve to do something is to make a firm decision to do it. You are not making a firm decision to succeed. You are dedicating yourself to the process.

John AkiIt is sad that many of these [ killed / dead ] were children. (Both words are correct and they are adjectives)

It has to be "dead" with "these" because "these" wants a noun; it acts like "the" there. With "those", it's "killed", but it is possible that this is the same as with "these", and you mean the dead somewhere else.

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