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Nikitus Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The incident made it very difficult for Tim

Hello.


Are the following sentences grammatically correct?


"The incident made it very difficult for Tim to fall asleep. He could sleep just for a couple of hours because of the exhaustion of the last events"


Thanks.

  

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The first sentence is grammatical and natural. The second is grammatical but unnatural (not native).

— AlpheccaStars

  • The first sentence is grammatical and natural.
  • The second is grammatical but unnatural (not native).
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The first sentence is grammatical and natural.

The second is grammatical but unnatural (not native).

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Dear AlpheccaStars: First of all, thanks for your help.


He could sleep three hours because he was exhausted in relation of the last events"

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More natural grammar would be:

"He was only able to sleep for a couple of hours because the previous events had exhausted him."

However, "exhausted" may not be the right word. When you are exhausted, you usually sleep well.

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