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Mikeraj Posted 13 years ago
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Which sentence is correct?
Which of the sentences below is correct? Kindly explain. Thanks in advance!......Mike
It had been raining heavily so the village was flooded.
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It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded.
It had been raining heavily so the village was flooded.
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It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded.
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It had been raining heavily so the village was flooded. Correct. It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded.
- It had been raining heavily so the village was flooded.
- Correct.
- It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded.
- This won't work by itself because it would suggest that the flooding caused the rain, instead of the rain causing the flooding.
- It could work as part of a longer sentence.
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It had been raining heavily so the village was flooded. Correct.
It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded. This won't work by itself because it would suggest that the flooding caused the rain, instead of the rain causing the flooding.
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It had been raining heavily because the village was flooded. This won't work by itself because it would suggest that the flooding caused the rain, instead of the rain causing the flooding.
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