The test results this time came back positive
Dear all,
The following texts are excerpted from a message given by a famous film actor at our place to his fans after he has tested positive for Coronavirus. I would like to know whether "came back positive" can be replaced with "came as positive" and also please see the words "am doing fine now". Can we avoid the second "am" and rewrite the sentence as "I am asymptomatic and doing fine now."
"The test results this time came back positive and I have gone into isolation. I am asymptomatic and am doing fine now."
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cat navy 425 I would like to know whether "came back positive" can be replaced with "came as positive" No. " Informally, yes. Formally, not so much.
- cat navy 425 I would like to know whether "came back positive" can be replaced with "came as positive" No.
- " Informally, yes.
- Formally, not so much.
- In grammatical terms, the two predicates are not parallel in structure.
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cat navy 425I would like to know whether "came back positive" can be replaced with "came as positive"
No.
Either "came back positive" or "was positive"
cat navy 425Can we avoid the second "am" and rewrite the sentence as "I am asymptomatic and doing fine now."
Informally, yes. Formally, not so much.
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