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Ztq3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is make a sin correct
I am not perfect, I still make sins.
Everyday I always encounter temptations, and sometimes I am weak and make the wrong choices. When that happens, I suffer and make a sin again.
Everyday I always encounter temptations, and sometimes I am weak and make the wrong choices. When that happens, I suffer and make a sin again.
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Don't say ' make a sin'. Say eg I suffer and commit a sin again. eg I suffer and sin again.
- Don't say ' make a sin'.
- Say eg I suffer and commit a sin again.
- eg I suffer and sin again.
- <<< I prefer this version, particularly because of the alliteration.
- Clive
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Don't say 'make a sin'.
Say
eg I suffer and commit a sin again.
eg I suffer and sin again. <<< I prefer this version, particularly because of the alliteration.
Clive
Say
eg I suffer and commit a sin again.
eg I suffer and sin again. <<< I prefer this version, particularly because of the alliteration.
Clive
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So "make a sin" is gramatically incorrect? I google the phrase and it shows that some people use that phrase. Thank you Clive
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I didn't say that it was incorrect gramar. I said don't say it.
It's not something an educated person is likely to say.
Clive
It's not something an educated person is likely to say.
Clive
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Since "sin" is also a verb, in the first sentence I would use it as such. "I am not perfect, I still sin."
In the last sentence you can do the same. "When that happens, I suffer and sin again." Or you can say "...I suffer and commit a sin again" if you really want to use it as a noun and have another verb in there.
In the last sentence you can do the same. "When that happens, I suffer and sin again." Or you can say "...I suffer and commit a sin again" if you really want to use it as a noun and have another verb in there.
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Clive is right. It is not a typical pairing.
You either use the verb "to sin" or you say "commit a sin."
The same goes for crime. You generally don't say, "make a crime" you say, "commit a crime." Commit murder, not make murder, and so on.
You either use the verb "to sin" or you say "commit a sin."
The same goes for crime. You generally don't say, "make a crime" you say, "commit a crime." Commit murder, not make murder, and so on.
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Thank you for clarification. I just felt bad, because I said " make a sin" during our group discussion.
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kolokoy I just felt bad, because I said " make a sin" during our group discussion.No need to feel bad: it wasn't a sin. Many of us say things in discussion that we would re-phrase with thought or on paper.
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