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Gray train 479 Posted 6 years ago
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Heartened

Is “heartened” used correctly in this sentence:

Her children’s achievements made her heartened.

  

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gray train 479 Is “heartened” used correctly in this sentence: Her children’s achievements made her heartened. No. You wouldn't use it with a causative construction like that ( made her heartened ).

  • gray train 479 Is “heartened” used correctly in this sentence: Her children’s achievements made her heartened.
  • No.
  • You wouldn't use it with a causative construction like that ( made her heartened ).
  • You would use it directly as a verb: Her children's achievements heartened her.
  • CJ
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gray train 479

Is “heartened” used correctly in this sentence:

Her children’s achievements made her heartened.

No. You wouldn't use it with a causative construction like that (made her heartened). You would use it directly as a verb:

Her children's achievements heartened her.

CJ

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