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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Fragment?
I teach English, and for the most part, I have no issues know what's right and what isn't. However, recently, the teacher at his school seemed to think that,
"He tried to open, but it didn't open."
was the grammatically correct form, as opposed to,
"He tried to open the door, but it didn't open."
Aside from the fact that I would have used "budge" instead of the second "open", the first half of the first sentence looks like a sentence fragment (which it can't be due to comma rules).
Which one is correct, or are they both wrong?
"He tried to open, but it didn't open."
was the grammatically correct form, as opposed to,
"He tried to open the door, but it didn't open."
Aside from the fact that I would have used "budge" instead of the second "open", the first half of the first sentence looks like a sentence fragment (which it can't be due to comma rules).
Which one is correct, or are they both wrong?
Top answer
Anonymous He tried to open the door, but it didn't open. That sentence is fine and standard. Using 'budge' or 'cooperate' or another appropriate verb is merely a style choice.
- Anonymous He tried to open the door, but it didn't open.
- That sentence is fine and standard.
- Using 'budge' or 'cooperate' or another appropriate verb is merely a style choice.
- Anonymous He tried to open, but it didn't open.
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AnonymousHe tried to open the door, but it didn't open.That sentence is fine and standard. Using 'budge' or 'cooperate' or another appropriate verb is merely a style choice.
AnonymousHe tried to open, but it didn't open.That sentence is missing an object in the first clause ('door', 'box', 'bottle', etc.)
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