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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'keel over'

Hi

Would you say that both sentences sound natural to you?

(keel over = fall over suddenly)

The heat was too much for one woman who keeled over in a dead faint.

The heat was so much that one woman keeled over in a dead faint.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Would you say that both sentences sound natural to you? Almost.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom Would you say that both sentences sound natural to you?
  • Almost.
  • I wouldn't say the first one with a relative clause.
  • The heat was too much for one woman.
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Mr. TomWould you say that both sentences sound natural to you?

Almost.

I wouldn't say the first one with a relative clause.

The heat was too much for one woman. She keeled over in a dead faint.

'was so much' doesn't work in the second example.

The heat was so intense that one woman keeled over in a dead faint.

Or

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