More than one transitive verbs in a sentence

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Can you tell me if this sentence is correct or not? Thanks

I depend on His strength to overcome and receive His forgiveness from my fault.

As I know, the transitive verb should follow a noun, but what if there are two transitive verbs togather in one sentence, then what should I do?

Would you relate "overcome" with "fault"?or
You would ask what you overcome with in this sentence?

Thanks for your helps!!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Can you tell me if this sentence is correct or not? Thanks

I depend on His strength to overcome and receive His forgiveness from my fault.

As I know, the transitive verb should be followed by ~~follow~~ a noun, but what if there are two transitive verbs togather in one sentence, then what should I do?

Would you relate "overcome" with "fault"? I didn't, the first time I read it.

or

You would ask what you overcome with in this sentence? Yes.

Here are some suggestions.

I depend on His strength to overcome, and receive His forgiveness ~~from~~ for, my fault.

I depend on His strength to overcome my fault and to receive His forgiveness for it.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

All those sentences sound awkward. By the way, I’m impressed that you have only one fault.

If you don’t need his strength to receive forgiveness, how about, “I depend on His strength to overcome; and, I receive His forgiveness for my faults.” This makes the two actions separate from each other.

If you need His strength to be forgiven, then, “I depend on His strength to overcome and to receive His forgiveness for my faults.”

Further, this doesn’t work, “I depend on His strength to overcome my fault and to receive His forgiveness for it.

It should be, “I depend on His strength to overcome my faults and to receive His forgiveness for them.

Regards,

Bleslle

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