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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
In the end vs Finally
I had to jump start the car, but ______ he got it going
a) in the end
b) Finally
My book said that I could only choose Finally, without any explanation, so I wondered why we couldn't put " In the end" into the sentence?
a) in the end
b) Finally
My book said that I could only choose Finally, without any explanation, so I wondered why we couldn't put " In the end" into the sentence?
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finally seems more formal, but in the end doesn't seem incorrect. What's stranger is the shift from I to he . CJ
- finally seems more formal, but in the end doesn't seem incorrect.
- What's stranger is the shift from I to he .
- CJ
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finally seems more formal, but in the end doesn't seem incorrect.
What's stranger is the shift from I to he.
What's stranger is the shift from I to he.
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I think : finally = End all . The sentences above mean after all we try to start my car, end of these trying , the car had started.
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Sorry, it must be
I jump-start the car,but______I got it start
a) in the end
b) finally
So do I, I don't see any differences here. Yet I think in the end cannot be put in the mid- position, can it?
I jump-start the car,but______I got it start
a) in the end
b) finally
So do I, I don't see any differences here. Yet I think in the end cannot be put in the mid- position, can it?
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