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Amirbaderestan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
similar verbs in two successive sentences
Which one is true?
He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
He was suffering from a cold and was not his usual energetic self.
He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
He was suffering from a cold and was not his usual energetic self.
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amirbaderestan Which one is true? I don't know which one is true because I don't know him so I didn't see if he was suffering from a cold. If you know him and you saw him suffering from a cold, then I'll take your word for it that it's true.
- amirbaderestan Which one is true?
- I don't know which one is true because I don't know him so I didn't see if he was suffering from a cold.
- If you know him and you saw him suffering from a cold, then I'll take your word for it that it's true.
- amirbaderestan He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
- In casual speech this might be acceptable, but in careful speech and writing, you wouldn't expect 'was' to serve both as part of a verb phrase ( was suffering ) and then later as a linking verb ( was not ...
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amirbaderestanWhich one is true?I don't know which one is true because I don't know him so I didn't see if he was suffering from a cold. If you know him and you saw him suffering from a cold, then I'll take your word for it that it's true.
amirbaderestanHe was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.In casu
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