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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Please rectify my teacher's sentences

My so called teacher made this sentence , but I reckon she has made some mistakes regarding usage of fluctuate

Something fluctuating my good opinion about somebody is his giving away the information about something I had emphasized not to be revealed .

She actually wanted to say that my behaviour had changed her good opinion about me .

Does this sentence make sense at all ?

By the way we are living in pakistan.
  

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Hi, fluctuate - sounds like the opinion keeps changing, from good to bad to good to bad etc. change - the opinion goes from good to bad In addition, 'fluctuate' is an intransitive verb. You can say that something fluctuates but you can't say something fluctuates something else.

— Clive

  • Hi, fluctuate - sounds like the opinion keeps changing, from good to bad to good to bad etc.
  • change - the opinion goes from good to bad In addition, 'fluctuate' is an intransitive verb.
  • You can say that something fluctuates but you can't say something fluctuates something else.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,



fluctuate - sounds like the opinion keeps changing, from good to bad to good to bad etc.

change - the opinion goes from good to bad



In addition, 'fluctuate' is an intransitive verb.

You can say that something fluctuates

but you can't say something fluctuates something else.
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