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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I put away the ring and devoted to wash my shirt

So my shirt got stained. I put away the ring and devoted to wash my shirt.

Hi,
Does the bolded part make sense to you? Is it clearer to reword it as "concentrated myself on washing my shirt?" Thanks.
  

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No so is necessary at the beginning of the first sentence. "I concentrated on washing my shirt" sounds natural.

— Philip

  • No so is necessary at the beginning of the first sentence.
  • "I concentrated on washing my shirt" sounds natural.
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No so is necessary at the beginning of the first sentence.
"I concentrated on washing my shirt" sounds natural.
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AngliholicDoes the bolded part make sense to you?
What bold part?
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Huevos
AngliholicDoes the bolded part make sense to you?
What bold part?


Thanks, Philip and Huevos.

Sorry!!! I forgot to bold "devoted to wash my shirt." Does it make sense to you?

By the way, doesn't "I concentrated myself on washing my shirt" sound good to you?
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Angliholic forgot to bold "devoted to wash my shirt." Does it make sense to you?
I think Philip already addressed this for you.
Angliholic
By the way, doesn't "I concentrated myself on washing my shirt" sound good to you?

No, that doesn't work at all.

As I said in the other thread, if the shirt
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AngliholicBy the way, doesn't "I concentrated myself on washing my shirt" sound good to you?
I don't know what your mother tongue is, but in English "concentrate" is not a reflexive verb.
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