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Hello,Could you tell me please if these sentences are correct?1.He didn't want to repeat himself but nothing came into his mind.2.It caught/drew his attention.3.She calmed down as she thought that her husband had already come. She fainted shortly after.4. She was clutching the doll in her hands.5.I didn't manage to tell her about her appearance/I didn't dare to tell her about her appearance.5.That's what he thought, calming himself down.6.I got up reluctantly and went to the door.7.'Who can call on you at 7 am in my dress, by the way?!'8.She fell into his arms.9.“Where have you been so long? I even thought that you are not at home.Good God, is that you?”

Free_spirit · Accepted Answer

1.He didn't want to repeat himself but nothing came into his mind. [ok]
2.It caught/drew his attention. [both are ok - personally I would choose "caught his attention"]
3.She calmed down as she thought that her husband had already come. She fainted shortly after. [ok - however, I'm not quite sure what is meant here ... that her husband had already arrived home?]
4. She was clutching the doll in her hands. [ok]
5.I didn't manage to tell her about her appearance/I didn't dare to tell her about her appearance. [both are ok, but have a very different meaning]

"I didn't manage" = I did not have the opportunity (e.g. no time, or it wasn't possible for some reason)

"I didn't dare" = I was afraid to tell her (e.g. I didn't want to offend her, frighten her, etc)

5.That's what he thought, calming himself down. [ok]
6.I got up reluctantly and went to the door. [ok]
7.'Who can call on you at 7 am in my dress, by the way?!' [ok, but I don't understand the meaning ... it doesn't have a context for it to make any sense ... the "Who can call .. in my dress" just sound strange.]
8.She fell into his arms. [ok]
9.“Where have you been so long? I even thought that you are not at home.Good ***, is that you?” [ok]

9. could be better with something like:

9.“Where have you been so long? I actually thought that you were not at home. Good ***, is that you?”

But ... it doesn't really make sense. The second sentence doesn't seem to fit with the first or final sentences.

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you.

Imnidhi · Answer

hi

He didn't want to repeat himself but nothing came into his mind.
the first sentence is right

It caught/drew his attention

both can be used but 'caught' is prefered more than 'drew'

She calmed down as she thought that her husband had already come. She fainted shortly after

Grammatically correct but meaning remain suspisous as her husband had arrive home or what

She was clutching the doll in her hands

its correct

I didn't manage to tell her about her appearance/I didn't dare to tell her about her appearance.

both can be used but i would rather prefer saying the first sentence

That's what he thought, calming himself down.

I got up reluctantly and went to the door.

both sentences are correct

'Who can call on you at 7 am in my dress, by the way?

again i am unable to extract the exact meaning, as for grammar usage, the sentence is correct

She fell into his arms.

correct

“Where have you been so long? I even thought that you are not at home.Good ***, is that you?” use actually instead using even, otherwise the sentence is correct

Anonymous · Answer

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