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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Intoxicated
Please check out the following sentence.
(1) Later, he became intoxicated after he drank several glasses of wine.
(2) Later, he was drunk after he drank several glasses of wine.
(1) Later, he became intoxicated after he drank several glasses of wine.
(2) Later, he was drunk after he drank several glasses of wine.
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Hi, Both are OK. #1 describes the event. #2 describes the state that resulted.
- Hi, Both are OK.
- #1 describes the event.
- #2 describes the state that resulted.
- The repetition 'of drunk/drank in the same sentence is inelegant.
- Clive
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Hi,
Both are OK.
#1 describes the event.
#2 describes the state that resulted. The repetition 'of drunk/drank in the same sentence is inelegant.
Both are OK.
#1 describes the event.
#2 describes the state that resulted. The repetition 'of drunk/drank in the same sentence is inelegant.
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