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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence correct/well-constructed?
"The boy deliberately rouses his aunt's suspicion that he would try to sneak into the garden."
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct Yes. Anonymous well-constructed? No.
- Anonymous Is this sentence correct Yes.
- Anonymous well-constructed?
- No.
- The boy deliberately rouses his aunt's suspicion that he will sneak into the garden.
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AnonymousIs this sentence correctYes.
Anonymouswell-constructed?No.
The boy deliberately rouses his aunt's suspicion that he will sneak into the garden.
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Could you please proofread this augmented version? Cheers!
"The boy deliberately rouses his aunt's suspicion that he will sneak into the garden so that she would go outside and stand guard at the gate, thus enabling him to slip into the attic undetected."
"The boy deliberately rouses his aunt's suspicion that he will sneak into the garden so that she would go outside and stand guard at the gate, thus enabling him to slip into the attic undetected."
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Anonymousdeliberately rouses his aunt's suspicionI prefer "arouses".
CJ
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CalifJimI prefer "arouses".I had wondered what sounded 'off'.
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