April 12, 2021
Sentences 076: Acting On, Appalled, Reasoning Out
This virus only acts on animals which have wounded are are weakened already.
The jogger was very appalled when she spotted a dead corpse in a hedgerow.
He read all the articles on the illness and reasoned out that the symptoms he's been having don't match it.
Sentences 076: Acting On, Appalled, Reasoning Out
This virus only acts on wounded animals which have wounded areo/which are weakened already.
I'm not sure if some of it was a typo, but the wording in the second half didn't make sense. Presumably the animals are wounded and that weakens their immune systems. You could have something closer to the original wording with, "animals which are wounded and already weakened." This wording comes more naturally to me; it's more elegant.
The jogger was very appalled when she spotted a dead corpse in a hedgerow.
He read all the articles on the illness and reasoned outconcluded that the symptoms he's been having don't match it.
Normally I'd be inclined to use the past tense with the indirect discourse here, but here it sounds fine.
"Reason out" tends to be used with noun objects rather than clauses, in my experience.
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This virus only acts on animals which have wounded are are weakened already. This virus only acts on wounded animals wh I'm not sure if some of it was a typo, but the wording in the second half didn't make sense. Presumably the animals are wounded and that weakens their immune systems. You could have something closer to the original wording with, "animals which are wounded and already weakened." This wording comes more naturally to me; it's more elegant. |
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The jogger was very appalled when she spotted a dead corpse in a hedgerow. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He read all the articles on the illness and reasoned out that the symptoms he's been having don't match it. He read all the articles on the illness and Normally I'd be inclined to use the past tense with the indirect discourse here, but here it sounds fine. "Reason out" tends to be used with noun objects rather than clauses, in my experience. |
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