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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
to / in / at the camp
The commander called the village chief to / in / at the camp (aksed him to appear in the camp) and warned him of dire consequences if he (village chief) kept on refusing to cooperate with the military.
Is the sentence correct? Which of the choices fits with it? Thanks
Is the sentence correct? Which of the choices fits with it? Thanks
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To or into .
- To or into .
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For the meaning you want, you need "to".
Otherwise the sentence is fine (assuming the words in brackets are not going to appear in the final version).
(To me, "kept on refusing to" has a slightly informal feel to it, and I'd tend to avoid it in formal writing. A more formal way of saying the same thing is "persisted in refusing to".)
Otherwise the sentence is fine (assuming the words in brackets are not going to appear in the final version).
(To me, "kept on refusing to" has a slightly informal feel to it, and I'd tend to avoid it in formal writing. A more formal way of saying the same thing is "persisted in refusing to".)
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Thanks MM and Wordy.
I often have to write this type of sentence and I will follow your good advice.
The words in brackets were meant to give you a hint as to what I intended to mean.
I often have to write this type of sentence and I will follow your good advice.
The words in brackets were meant to give you a hint as to what I intended to mean.
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