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Draque Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Suspended sentence
First of all, please check the sentence below.
> He was sentenced to two years in jail with a three-year suspended sentence.
I think grammatically there is nothing wrong with it.
Even so, the fact that I used the word "sentence" twice in one sentence
somehow makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.
How would you express it differently ?
Thanks in advance.
> He was sentenced to two years in jail with a three-year suspended sentence.
I think grammatically there is nothing wrong with it.
Even so, the fact that I used the word "sentence" twice in one sentence
somehow makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.
How would you express it differently ?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
I see nothing wrong with the sentence the way it is. "
- I see nothing wrong with the sentence the way it is.
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I see nothing wrong with the sentence the way it is. If you must change it, you could write "He received/was given/got two years in jail ...."
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Hi,
A comment on meaning and vocabulary.
Where I live, people don't get sentences like that.
A suspended sentence means you don't go to jail at all.
If you are sentenced to 5 years and they let you out
A comment on meaning and vocabulary.
Where I live, people don't get sentences like that.
A suspended sentence means you don't go to jail at all.
If you are sentenced to 5 years and they let you out
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He was sentenced to five years in jail with three years suspended.
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He was sentenced to five years with three years suspended.
Both sound ok to me.
(American English, Central Maryland)
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He was sentenced to five years with three years suspended.
Both sound ok to me.
(American English, Central Maryland)
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