Should I say 'compared' or 'have been compared,' 'other athletes' or 'others,' 'remain' or 'who remain' in the sentence below?
Should I say 'compared' or 'have been compared,' 'other athletes' or 'others,' 'remain' or 'who remain' in the sentence below? My choices are 'have been compared,' 'other athletes,' and 'remain,' but are these correct?
Worth mentioning are those Olympic athletes who have been defeated and (compared, have been compared) to (other athletes, others) but (remain, who remain) calm.
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This is a matter of taste. All we on the forum can do is say how we would choose. Ultimately, you have to make your own choice.
- This is a matter of taste.
- All we on the forum can do is say how we would choose.
- Ultimately, you have to make your own choice.
- That said, here's mine: Worth mentioning are those Olympic athletes who have been defeated and have been compared to other athletes but remain calm.
- CJ
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This is a matter of taste. All we on the forum can do is say how we would choose. Ultimately, you have to make your own choice.
That said, here's mine:
Worth mentioning are those Olympic athletes who have been defeated and have been compared to other athletes but remain calm.
CJ
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