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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
I mean the 'came along' as 'improved'
Tom's health came along for a while, then again it started deteriorating.
I mean the `came along' as `improved'.
Please correct the highlighed sentence
I mean the `came along' as `improved'.
Please correct the highlighed sentence
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I don't know this phrasal verb but you can say to get better, to recover, to get over .
- I don't know this phrasal verb but you can say to get better, to recover, to get over .
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I don't know this phrasal verb but you can say to get better, to recover, to get over.
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I might say it this way:
Tom was coming along quite nicely for a while, but then he/his health started deteriorating again.
Tom was coming along quite nicely for a while, but then he/his health started deteriorating again.
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YankeeThank you Doll and Yankee.
I might say it this way:
Tom was coming along quite nicely for a while, but then he/his health started deteriorating again.
But my question is whether this [I mean the `came along' as `improved'.] sentence is correct or not?
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Hi Gary
You can use 'come along' to mean 'successfully advance or proceed'. So, in your context, 'come along' could also mean 'improve'. But your sentence was awkward. In the context you suggested, it would be more typical to use 'come along' in a continuous tense followed by 'quite + adverb'. That's why I suggested an alternative.
You can use 'come along' to mean 'successfully advance or proceed'. So, in your context, 'come along' could also mean 'improve'. But your sentence was awkward. In the context you suggested, it would be more typical to use 'come along' in a continuous tense followed by 'quite + adverb'. That's why I suggested an alternative.
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YankeeHi Gary
You can use 'come along' to mean 'successfully advance or proceed'. So, in your context, 'come along' could also mean 'improve'. But your sentence was awkward. In the context you suggested, it would be more typical to use 'come along' in a continuous tense followed by 'quite + adverb'. That's why I suggested an alternative.
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Hi Gary
If you want a simple yes/no answer, I would have to say no, because the sentence isn't written very well.
However, if you reword the sentence the way I did, then yes, the meaning is 'improved'.
I would say you need to reword your sentence to make sure 'came along' is easily understood as 'improved'.
It's also unusual to say that someone's '
If you want a simple yes/no answer, I would have to say no, because the sentence isn't written very well.
However, if you reword the sentence the way I did, then yes, the meaning is 'improved'.
I would say you need to reword your sentence to make sure 'came along' is easily understood as 'improved'.
It's also unusual to say that someone's '
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