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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
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Which sounds more natural of the two sentences below? --
(A) It was like a torture to talk with him for many hours.
(B) It was like torture to talk with him for many hours.
(A) It was like a torture to talk with him for many hours.
(B) It was like torture to talk with him for many hours.
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"A" doesn't work; "B" is possible. However, I would say, Talking to/with him for many hours was like torture.
- "A" doesn't work; "B" is possible.
- However, I would say, Talking to/with him for many hours was like torture.
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"A" doesn't work; "B" is possible.
However, I would say,
Talking to/with him for many hours was like torture.
However, I would say,
Talking to/with him for many hours was like torture.
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Hi. Please help. I think numbers 1 and 2 and 3 are correct. How about 4? Is it incorrect? I tried to use sentence patterns like ones that appeared in this tread. Thank you in advance for your help.
1. It was torture to stay with him for 3 months.
2. It was a torture to stay with him for 3 months.
3. Staying with him for 3 months was like torture.
4. Sta
1. It was torture to stay with him for 3 months.
2. It was a torture to stay with him for 3 months.
3. Staying with him for 3 months was like torture.
4. Sta
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