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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Struggle/battle/fight

Hi teachers.

Is this a natural construction?

Would you prefer 'struggle' here?

The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle/battle/fight for the gunman's machine gun.

  

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Is this a natural construction? The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle/battle/fight for the gunman's machine gun. battle sounds odd for just 2 people.

  • Is this a natural construction?
  • The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle/battle/fight for the gunman's machine gun.
  • battle sounds odd for just 2 people.
  • Would you prefer 'struggle' here ?
  • Yes The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle for the machine gun.
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Is this a natural construction?

The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle/battle/fight for the gunman's machine gun.

battle sounds odd for just 2 people.

Would you prefer 'struggle' here? Yes

The elevator doors opened to reveal Jamal and the gunman in a fierce struggle for the machine gun.

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