The professor informed that they had all done very bad.

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#1 The majestic Himalayas are revered, for from them ......................the life sustaining river, mother Ganga.

a. derives b. exude c. emanates (Book answer)

Can we use "emanate" here as it is used generally in sense of emotion, feeling. We have to choose from these 3 option. for me "exude" seems correct.

#2 From the way he was talking it was clear that he had no control on himself.

Can't we just simply say "the way he was talking........" or "In the way.....". "From the way" seems not good here.

#3 The professor informed that they had all done very bad.

Can we replace "they had all done" with "they all had done ". I have seen this structure in many sentences emphasizing "all".

David Hatton · Accepted Answer

#1 - 'emanates' is a word that works here; it is not exclusively about feelings and emotions.

If you use 'exude' you would be wrong; even if it was 'exudes' it wouldn't make sense really. 'Exudes' means 'gives off' or 'discharges', not 'flows from'.

#2 - yes you can leave 'from' off, certainly colloquially, but it seems grammatically inferior. 'In' doesn't sit right with me either; I'd certainly say: 'From 'x', we could tell 'y'.' Also, use '...OF himself.'

#3 - the sentence isn't great anyway. 'The professor informed THEM that they had all done very badLY.'

Remember we are saying HOW they had done, so you need an adverb. Also, you need to know WHO was told.

I'm not sure how grammatically correct the rearranged sentence would be, but I'd certainly stick with the original 'they had all...' if I were to write it myself.

The professor informed that they had all done very bad.

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