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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Word use
Are these sentences correct, specifically the use of 'injury to' and 'wound to' in such sentences?
He suffered an injury to his right eye.
He had an injury to his right knee.
He had a wound to his right eye.
He suffered an injury to his right eye.
He had an injury to his right knee.
He had a wound to his right eye.
Top answer
Wounds normally refer to injuries inflicted by a weapon, so I cannot judge your sentences without indication of means of infliction.
- Wounds normally refer to injuries inflicted by a weapon, so I cannot judge your sentences without indication of means of infliction.
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Wounds normally refer to injuries inflicted by a weapon, so I cannot judge your sentences without indication of means of infliction.
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Mister MicawberWounds normally refer to injuries inflicted by a weapon, so I cannot judge your sentences without indication of means of infliction.Thanks for your response, teacher. I am just saying that there is an injury in general.
So, do you mean you cannot judge the last sentence with 'wound'? What about the first to with 'injury', are they OK (
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Anonymousare they OKIf we are not concerned with how the damage occurred, they are all OK. Since there is no grammatical difference between your last two sentences, why did you submit them both?
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Mister MicawberIf we are not concerned with how the damage occurred, they are all OKI see. What about if the damage occurred from sports, as in "I injured my knee while working out". Would injured work here since I have heart it a lot used in that way?
Also, have I used 'for' correctly?: ....from sports/exercise?
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