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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary
Scared and screamed
Hi
Is the underlined part natural English?
She scared and screamed at the top of her voice. [instead of = she got scared and screamed...]
Thanks,
Tom
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No, it reads as a mistake. It is possible for "scare" to be intransitive in certain specific phrases, such as "she scares easily", but outside of this the intransitive form is hardly used.
- No, it reads as a mistake.
- It is possible for "scare" to be intransitive in certain specific phrases, such as "she scares easily", but outside of this the intransitive form is hardly used.
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No, it reads as a mistake. It is possible for "scare" to be intransitive in certain specific phrases, such as "she scares easily", but outside of this the intransitive form is hardly used.
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