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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The phrasal verb "pass away"?

- She received the sorrowful news of the passing away of her mother
- She received the sorrowful news her mother passing away
In which sentence did I use the phrasal verb "pass away" correctly?
  

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Correction for the second sentnce - She received the sorrowful news of her mother passing away

  • Correction for the second sentnce - She received the sorrowful news of her mother passing away
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Correction for the second sentnce
- She received the sorrowful news of her mother passing away
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Both are OK (as corrected in your second post).

CJ

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