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Aussiesalute Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

phrase

A huge croc dealt to his prey.
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It's wrong. Correct grammar would be 'A huge crocodile dealt with its prey'. But this is not natural English.

  • It's wrong.
  • Correct grammar would be 'A huge crocodile dealt with its prey'.
  • But this is not natural English.
  • Instead, say eg 'A huge crocodile killed its prey''.
  • Clive
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It's wrong.
Correct grammar would be 'A huge crocodile dealt with its prey'.

But this is not natural English.
Instead, say eg 'A huge crocodile killed its prey''.

Clive
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Or it could be something like "Using its powerful tail, the huge croc dealt a fatal blow to its prey."

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