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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

solve or resolve

Are these sentences correct? Which word should be used, solve or resolve?

1. You have worked so hard to 'solve or resolve' your son's problems at school.
2. You have worked so hard on your son's problems at school. (is 'on' correct?)
  

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Anonymous Are these sentences correct? Which word should be used, solve or resolve? 1.

  • Anonymous Are these sentences correct?
  • Which word should be used, solve or resolve?
  • 1.
  • You have worked so hard to resolve your son's problems at school.
  • 2.
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AnonymousAre these sentences correct? Which word should be used, solve or resolve?
1. You have worked so hard to resolve your son's problems at school.
2. You have worked so hard on your son's problems at school. (is 'on' correct? yes)
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AlpheccaStars(is 'on' correct? yes)
Thanks AStars.
When should resolve or solve be used? What is the difference?

Also, how about these sentences please, are they correct?

Here are the two issue 'of' your brother at school. (is the word 'of' correctly used?)
Here are your brother's two issues at school.
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AnonymousWhen should resolve or solve be used? What is the difference?

There is some overlap, but here is my advice.

Resolve is used more with external problems that are with the school or environment.
You have worked so hard to resolve your son's problems at school. (resolve = to come to an agreement with your son's teachers o

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