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Beopro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Weapons smuggling

"This morning the politician was captured by the police for illegal weapons smuggling and assassinating the French president. He used to kidnap German prime minister's wife and harrassed chilldren sexually."

* Are these sentences natural to say?

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Hi, "This morning the politician was captured by the police for illegal weapons smuggling and assassinating the French president. " Another typical politician, right? * Are these sentences natural to say?

— Clive

  • Hi, "This morning the politician was captured by the police for illegal weapons smuggling and assassinating the French president.
  • " Another typical politician, right?
  • * Are these sentences natural to say?
  • The noun 'the assassination (of)' is more natural here than the gerund 'assassinating'.
  • It would also be more natural to mention the more serious crime, assassination, first.
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Hi,
"This morning the politician was captured by the police for illegal weapons smuggling and assassinating the French president. He used to kidnap German prime minister's wife and harrassed chilldren sexually." Another typical politician, right?
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Dear Clive and other Teachers!

- Thanks for your post. Is this revised version much better? Emotion: smile

"This morning the p
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Hi,
"This morning the politician was captured by the police for illegal weapons smuggling, the assassination of the French president, the kidnapping of German Prime Minister's wife and the sexual abuse of children"
"This morning the politician was arrested by the police for illegal weapons smuggling, the assassination of the French P
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