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Ann225 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Push back, defer
I was not mature enough to enter the first grade when I was 6. Would it be appropriate to say:
My starting of school was pushed back a year.
or
My starting of school was deferred by one year. (My start of school was deferred by one year.)?
Do these sentences sound natural?
Thank you.
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Ann225 was pushed back ... was deferred 'was deferred' sounds better to my ear. 'was delayed' also sounds good.
- Ann225 was pushed back ...
- was deferred 'was deferred' sounds better to my ear.
- 'was delayed' also sounds good.
- 'was pushed back' is not wrong, however.
- Ann225 My starting of school ...
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Ann225was pushed back ... was deferred
'was deferred' sounds better to my ear. 'was delayed' also sounds good. 'was pushed back' is not wrong, however.
Ann225My starting of school ... My start of school
Neither of these sounds idiomatic.
The more idiomatic version has something more like
I started
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