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Carnal Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Just wondering if this statement is correct.

At last, got the chance of resting early after endless nights of staying up.
  

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Carnal At last, got the chance of resting early after endless nights of staying up. You need a subject. I.

— CalifJim

  • Carnal At last, got the chance of resting early after endless nights of staying up.
  • You need a subject.
  • I.
  • And 'resting early' is not very meaningful.
  • At last I got a chance to (get some) rest after endless nights of staying up (late).
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CarnalAt last, got the chance of resting early after endless nights of staying up.
You need a subject. I. And 'resting early' is not very meaningful.

At last I got a chance to (get some) rest after endless nights of staying up (late).

CJ
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Hi Carnal,

Welcome to EnglishForward.

I think here 'resting early' means a chance of geting some rest earlier than other days. And yes, what I said just now would make sense only if 'staying up late' is at the end of your sentence. And you really need a subject(I/he/she/you/they).So the following sentence sounds correct to me:

At last, got the chance of resting ea
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Thanks mate. It is correct, I just want it to become more concise and much appleasing to the eyes to read, which you did. Thanks again.
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