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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Ing Clause
They lost to Brazil, almost beating them.
They lost to Brazil, beating them almost.
They lost to Brazil and almost beat them.
They lost to Brazil, and beat them almost.
Almost beating them, they lost to Brazil.
Beating them almost, they lost to Brazil.
Are all grammatical?
Which is the best?
Thanks
They lost to Brazil, beating them almost.
They lost to Brazil and almost beat them.
They lost to Brazil, and beat them almost.
Almost beating them, they lost to Brazil.
Beating them almost, they lost to Brazil.
Are all grammatical?
Which is the best?
Thanks
Top answer
almost doesn't work at the end of the clause. That eliminates half of your examples. They lost to Brazil, beating them almost.
- almost doesn't work at the end of the clause.
- That eliminates half of your examples.
- They lost to Brazil, beating them almost.
- They lost to Brazil, and beat them almost.
- Beating them almost, they lost to Brazil.
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almost doesn't work at the end of the clause. That eliminates half of your examples.
They lost to Brazil, beating them almost.
They lost to Brazil, and beat them almost.
Beating them almost, they los
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I would re-cast your sentence entirely, like so:
They came close to beating Brazil but lost in the end.
Here are some more colourful examples (with some imagined details):
For much of the game it looked like they might win, but Brazil stole victory in the final minutes.
The match was a close-fought contest, but it was Brazil that left with the trophy.
Brazi
They came close to beating Brazil but lost in the end.
Here are some more colourful examples (with some imagined details):
For much of the game it looked like they might win, but Brazil stole victory in the final minutes.
The match was a close-fought contest, but it was Brazil that left with the trophy.
Brazi
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