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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

is it correct to say?

Hi,
Is it correct to say?
a country attempted to invade a country, but failed.
I mean (but failed.) or (but it faild)
Thanks
  

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You are speaking in the Past Tense. Hence, the outcome is known. So - Country X invaded country Y.

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  • You are speaking in the Past Tense.
  • Hence, the outcome is known.
  • So - Country X invaded country Y.
  • ( Or failed.
  • ) Country X attempted to invade country Y.
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You are speaking in the Past Tense. Hence, the outcome is known. So -
Country X invaded country Y.
( Or failed. If the latter, then...)
Country X attempted to invade country Y. Y's army repelled the invading forces, despite X's superior numbers, by...

When referring to somethi
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Hi,

Is it correct to say?
a country attempted to invade a country, but failed.

eg ABC attempted to invade DEF, but failed.
Yes, it's correct, although there are also lots of other ways to describe what happened.

Clive
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