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Mehtab_memon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which of the sentences are CORRECT?
1. Walking through the park, it began to rain
1. As I was walking through the park, it began to rain.
2. When trying to swim, the mouth must be kept above water.
2. When one is trying to swim, one must keeps one's mouth above water.
3. He failed due to his weakness in English.
3. He failed owing to his weakness in English.
4. Ambition is one of those passions that is never satisfied.
4. Ambition is one of those passions that are never satisfied.
5. All his money is spent and all his hopes ruined.
5. All his money is spent and all his hopes are ruined.
Please tell me which of the above sentences are correct?
1. As I was walking through the park, it began to rain.
2. When trying to swim, the mouth must be kept above water.
2. When one is trying to swim, one must keeps one's mouth above water.
3. He failed due to his weakness in English.
3. He failed owing to his weakness in English.
4. Ambition is one of those passions that is never satisfied.
4. Ambition is one of those passions that are never satisfied.
5. All his money is spent and all his hopes ruined.
5. All his money is spent and all his hopes are ruined.
Please tell me which of the above sentences are correct?
Top answer
mehtab_memon 1. While/Whilst walking through the park, it began to rain 1. As I was walking through the park, it began to rain.
- mehtab_memon 1.
- While/Whilst walking through the park, it began to rain 1.
- As I was walking through the park, it began to rain.
- -fine 2.
- When trying to swim, the mouth must be kept above water.
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mehtab_memon1. While/Whilst walking through the park, it began to rain
1. As I was walking through the park, it began to rain. -fine
2. When trying to swim, the mouth must be kept above water. -fine
2. When one is trying to swim, one must keeps one's mouth above water. -very formal and slightly dated but fine
3. He failed due to his wea
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