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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Sentence correction
Sir,
Gandhiji is called the father of the nation because he sacrificed his whole life to get freedom to we Indian.
IS this sentence natural and correct?IF not,please correct it.
Thanks.
Gandhiji is called the father of the nation because he sacrificed his whole life to get freedom to we Indian.
IS this sentence natural and correct?IF not,please correct it.
Thanks.
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' (I removed 'whole' because I thought it was redundant and easily confused with another idiom: the phrase 'his whole life' normally means 'during his entire life'. But now I see that that is perhaps what the sentence means. I therefore offer you these options: 1.
- ' (I removed 'whole' because I thought it was redundant and easily confused with another idiom: the phrase 'his whole life' normally means 'during his entire life'.
- But now I see that that is perhaps what the sentence means.
- I therefore offer you these options: 1.
- 'he sacrificed his life' = he died 2.
- 'he dedicated his life' = he spent all his time 3.
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Not quite:
'Gandhiji is called the father of the nation because he sacrificed his life to gain freedom for us Indians.'
(I removed 'whole' because I thought it was redundant and easily confused with another idiom: the phrase 'his whole life' normally means 'during his entire life'. But now I see that that is perhaps what the sentence means. I therefore offer you these option
'Gandhiji is called the father of the nation because he sacrificed his life to gain freedom for us Indians.'
(I removed 'whole' because I thought it was redundant and easily confused with another idiom: the phrase 'his whole life' normally means 'during his entire life'. But now I see that that is perhaps what the sentence means. I therefore offer you these option
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