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Are the following sentences OK? Please advise. I attempted to make short sentences from what I could vaguely recall. Does it become 'obvious' to the reader that the person was unable to attend his exams?
  • He lost an academic year to an accident.
  • He lost an academic year to an accident he met with prior to his final exams.
  

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Hi, Are the following sentences OK? Yes Please advise. I attempted to make short sentences from what I could vaguely recall.

— Clive

  • Hi, Are the following sentences OK?
  • Yes Please advise.
  • I attempted to make short sentences from what I could vaguely recall.
  • Does it become 'obvious' to the reader that the person was unable to attend his exams?
  • No.
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Hi,

Are the following sentences OK? Yes
Please advise. I attempted to make short sentences from what I could vaguely recall.
Does it become 'obvious' to the reader that the person was unable to attend his exams? No.
  • He
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Clive, thank you very much. Emotion: smile
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Hello Mentee, what about Skype practic? Without Micro of course..
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CliveHe lost an academic year to an accident he met with prior to his final exams.
Hi
Can 'with' be omitted in the sentence?Like this:
He lost an academic year to an accident he met prior to his final exams.

Thank you.

Prajwal
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Thanks a lot, Prajwal. Your suggestion helps to makes the sentence more concise, but I am unsure if it is OK.
I think others are in a better position to answer it.
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Hi,
CliveHe lost an academic year to an accident he met with prior to his final exams.
Can 'with' be omitted in the sentence?Like this:
He lost an academic year to an accident he met prior to his final exams.

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CliveHi,CliveHe lost an academic year to an accident he met with prior to his final exams.Can 'with' be omitted in the sentence?Like this:He lost an academic year to an accident he met prior to his final exams.No, it can't. 'Meet with an accident' is a fixed and standard phrase. You can meet someone, in the sense of encounter them.Or you can meet with someone, in the sense
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