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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Verb repetition

Hello,

She was sad and (was) drowning herself in alcohol.

Can we avoid the second (was)?

Thanks,

  

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It is better without the second was. CB

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It is better without the second was.

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anonymousCan we avoid the second (was)?

No. The first on is the simple "to be", and the second one is a helping verb. You can't just put a different hat on the first "was" like that. The problem is not repetition but incongruity. The two thoughts do not belong in the same sentence plainly stated.

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