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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Have I correctly used 'had no ability' and 'as the time went by' in the following sentence?

Have I correctly used had no ability and as the time went by in the following sentence?

We could not stand alone, and we had no ability to fight for our rights, but as the time went by, the “national born heroes” of our country rose slowly and hopefully, faced the crowd, and stood for our freedom.
  

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Rommel Have I correctly used had no ability and as the time went by in the following sentence? Yes, you have. There is a small possibility that you meant "natural born heroes" instead of "national born heroes", so I thought I'd check that with you.

  • Rommel Have I correctly used had no ability and as the time went by in the following sentence?
  • Yes, you have.
  • There is a small possibility that you meant "natural born heroes" instead of "national born heroes", so I thought I'd check that with you.
  • Have you written what you wanted to write?
  • CJ
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RommelHave I correctly used had no ability and as the time went by in the following sentence?
Yes, you have.

There is a small possibility that you meant "natural born heroes" instead of "national born heroes", so I thought I'd check that with you. Have you written what you wanted to write?

CJ
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CalifJimHave you written what you wanted to write?
No, I haven't. My choice of words is improper.

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