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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Praise his efforts for learning Korean

praise sb/sth (for sth) | ~ sb/sth (as sth)

A : He's learning Korean

B: Wow.

A: I think his Korean may be better than my English.

B: No way. Just praise his efforts for learning Korean.

Does the underlined sound OK?
  

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Hi. Your sentence is fine grammatically.

  • Hi.
  • Your sentence is fine grammatically.
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Hi.

Your sentence is fine grammatically.
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Does the underlined sound OK?

Sorry Moon, it's the word "praise" that makes your last sentence sound awkward.

To most English speakers, the word priaise means: express warm approval or admiration of; to express one's respect and gratitude toward (a deity), esp. in song : we praise *** for past blessings.

Perhaps what you're looking for is something l

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