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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Resign

Is this sentence correct:


"For some time, she didn't want to move to another city, but finally she resigned, and gave in."


(Does the verb 'to resign' make sense in this context?

  

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Christine Christie (Does the verb 'to resign' make sense in this context? It is not used properly if you mean that she decided that moving was unavoidable. You resign yourself to an inevitablility.

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  • Christine Christie (Does the verb 'to resign' make sense in this context?
  • It is not used properly if you mean that she decided that moving was unavoidable.
  • You resign yourself to an inevitablility.
  • You don't simply resign, which means to quit.
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Christine Christie(Does the verb 'to resign' make sense in this context?

It is not used properly if you mean that she decided that moving was unavoidable. You resign yourself to an inevitablility. You don't simply resign, which means to quit.

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Christine Christiebut finally she resigned, and gave in.

but finally she resigned herself to it and gave in.

CJ

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