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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0Rescuers finally arrived after 5 hours and plucked the drowning survivors from the water.02br
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00Is the sentence correct? Also, what would be a good substitute for pluck in this context?02br
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0 It's fine. If the word 01i 00rescuers02i 00 had not been used at the beginning, you could have substituted 01i 00rescued02i 00 (them from the water), but the repetition would be stylistically awkward as is. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 It's fine.
  • If the word 01i 00rescuers02i 00 had not been used at the beginning, you could have substituted 01i 00rescued02i 00 (them from the water), but the repetition would be stylistically awkward as is.
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0 It's fine. If the word 01i00rescuers02i00 had not been used at the beginning, you could have substituted 01i00rescued02i00 (them from the water), but the repetition would be stylistically awkward as is. I think 01i00lifted02i00 would work nicely, however.02br
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