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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Surpassed/overcame

Are both these sentences correct?


a) "There are many people in her family who surpassed aged 90."



b) "There are many people in her family who overcame aged 90."



In case both sentences are correct, which verb sounds better or is more appropriate?



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Top answer

They're not correct. There are many people in her family who passed the age of 90. There are many people in her family who lived into their nineties.

  • They're not correct.
  • There are many people in her family who passed the age of 90.
  • There are many people in her family who lived into their nineties.
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They're not correct.

There are many people in her family who passed the age of 90.

There are many people in her family who lived into their nineties.

(I'm not answering your other question because you used a colon again instead of a question mark.)

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