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Sat 21 Jul, 2007 10:45 am
I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella.
Even though I had an umbrella, I got/still got wet in the rain.
Should I use 'got' or 'still got'?
Many thanks.
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Actually, either one is perfectly acceptable. "Still got" is perhaps a bit more emphatic.
I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella.
1. Even though I had an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.
2. Even though I had an umbrella, I still got wet in the rain.
In joining the above sentence in bold, which sentence is correct?
Please note that I have rephrased my question.
Many thanks.
Both sentences are correct.
However, since you stress the fact that you had an umbrella by saying "Even though..."in the first phrase, it makes a better balance (to my way of thinking) to choose the "I still got..." form for the second phrase, because it's more emphatic.
McTag wrote:Both sentences are correct.
However, since you stress the fact that you had an umbrella by saying "Even though..."in the first phrase, it makes a better balance (to my way of thinking) to choose the "I still got..." form for the second phrase, because it's more emphatic.
But I thought that in joining sentences, we should not add word/s not found in the sentences. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Well, if you're working to that rule (and I was unaware of that!) then the first sentence is also correct, as we said.
The second one is a bit better, in my opinion, that's all.
McTag wrote:Well, if you're working to that rule (and I was unaware of that!) then the first sentence is also correct, as we said.
The second one is a bit better, in my opinion, that's all.
I agree that the second is better and emphatic. However, in an exam, I think the second sentence might be considered wrong.
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