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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The athlete was given a gold medal. He became . . . .

The athlete was given a gold medal. He became really glad. In other words …… a gold medal, the athlete became really glad.

a)giving
b)being given (Answer Key)
c)having given
d)he gave

Source: school exam

Hi,
Is the original question correctly punctuated? (I mean the three red punctuation marks.)

Thank you.
  

Top answer

'became really glad' is the part that bothers me. It sounds non-native. As for punctuation, this is fine: The athlete was given a gold medal .

— Mister Micawber

  • 'became really glad' is the part that bothers me.
  • It sounds non-native.
  • As for punctuation, this is fine: The athlete was given a gold medal .
  • He was really happy .
  • In other words , …… a gold medal, the athlete was very happy .
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'became really glad' is the part that bothers me. It sounds non-native. As for punctuation, this is fine:

The athlete was given a gold medal. He was really happy. In other words,…… a gold medal, the athlete was very happy.
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