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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Off guard/off-guard
She caught me off guard/off-guard.
Are they both correct here? If not, could you please explain to me when I should use them respectively.
Thank you in advance.
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Are they both correct here? No. anonymous If not, could you please explain to me when I should use them?
- Are they both correct here?
- No.
- anonymous If not, could you please explain to me when I should use them?
- Your use of 'respectively' was wrong there.
- Use 'off-guard' only when it pre-modifies a noun.
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anonymousShe caught me off guard/off-guard.Are they both correct here?
No.
anonymousIf not, could you please explain to me when I should use them?
Your use of 'respectively' was wrong there.
Use 'off-guard' only when it pre-modifies a noun.
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