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Mon 18 May, 2009 04:55 am
An art competition was held in Jason's school. He decided to take part in it/the competition.
Should I use 'it' or 'the competition'? To my non-native ear, ending the sentence with 'it' doesn't sound correct.
Can the second sentence be "He decided to take part." (the other word/s removed)?
Many thanks in advance.
@tanguatlay,
Quote:Can the second sentence be "He decided to take part." (the other word/s removed)?
Yes, or you could say, and this is what I would write:
An art competition was held in Jason's school. He decided to participate.
@aidan,
aidan wrote:
Quote:Can the second sentence be "He decided to take part." (the other word/s removed)?
Yes, or you could say, and this is what I would write:
An art competition was held in Jason's school. He decided to participate.
Thanks, Aidan.
An art competition was held in Jason's school. He decided to participate in
it/the competition.
If I wanted to use an object, would it be 'it' or 'the competition'?
Many thanks in advance.
@tanguatlay,
I would use 'it' if I had to use one or the other of those two choices. You could also say 'the competition' and technically it would be correct, but it sounds redundant.
@tanguatlay,
You're welcome tanguatlay.
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