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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is the sentence natural?

He sat with his laptop, trying to engage in work but found it hard.

Is engage natural in the context? Is the sentence natural?

  

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Hi! It's not natural to use "engage" as an action verb. It would be more natural to say "trying to focus on work"

  • Hi!
  • It's not natural to use "engage" as an action verb.
  • It would be more natural to say "trying to focus on work"
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Hi!

It's not natural to use "engage" as an action verb. It would be more natural to say "trying to focus on work"

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