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Oviram layak Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Loud

'Suddenly he shouted.' Can I write this sentence keeping the meaning same : 'Suddenly he got loud.'
Thank you.
  

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'Thank you. That would not be very idiomatic, to the point where native speakers would not know exactly what you meant. Why do you want to change a perfectly good sentence?

— CalifJim

  • 'Thank you.
  • That would not be very idiomatic, to the point where native speakers would not know exactly what you meant.
  • Why do you want to change a perfectly good sentence?
  • CJ
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Oviram layak'Suddenly he shouted.' Can I write this sentence keeping the meaning same : 'Suddenly he got loud.'Thank you.
That would not be very idiomatic, to the point where native speakers would not know exactly what you meant. Why do you want to change a perfectly good sentence?

CJ
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Actually I found the sentence-'Rahim was talking in a low voice but suddenly he got loud'- in my son's text book. However I'm not sure whether the sentence is grammatically correct.
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Oviram layakActually I found the sentence-'Rahim was talking in a low voice but suddenly he got loud'- in my son's text book. However I'm not sure whether the sentence is grammatically correct.
It's grammatically correct, but it doesn't necessarily mean that Rahim was shouting. Maybe he simply raised his voice so that it was louder. Shouting is often associa
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Now it's clear to me. Thanks a lot for the explanation.
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