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Context: Talking about the reason for team members being sad.It is learnt that the team members are sad due to continuous defeat in football matches.It is learned that the team members are sad due to continuous defeat in football matches.Please check them.Is "Talking about the reason for team members being sad." grammatically correct?

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kumenglishIs "Talking about the reason for team members being sad." grammatically correct?

Yes.

Also possible: Talking about the reason that team members are sad.

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Both are used, but 'learned' is more common in all varieties of English. However, you may see 'learnt' a little more often in British English.

In any case, these are not the words you need in your sentence. We (have) heard that might be a better way to say it.

And 'continuous' is probably not what you want to say. It suggests that the defeat is happening 24 hours a day every day without end. You mean 'repeated'.

You might be able to improve your sentence by replacing the common word 'sad' with something more descriptive. glum, gloomy, miserable, distressed, depressed, dejected, embarrassed

In short, your version is understandable and the grammar is OK, but it might be more idiomatic (i.e., natural) like this:

We've heard that the members of the team are feeling miserable because of repeated defeats in football matches.

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