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Transformation of sentence

 
 
Reply Sat 26 Feb, 2011 07:18 am
Mary did not give up even though she had failed in succession.

In transforming this sentence as shown below, which verb should I use?

Mary did not give up despite failing/despite having failed in succession.

Thanks.
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contrex
 
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Reply Sat 26 Feb, 2011 07:53 am
@tanguatlay,
"In succession" looks wrong - did you mean "consecutively"?
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PaddyH
 
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Reply Sat 26 Feb, 2011 08:18 am
@tanguatlay,
Mary did not give up despite failing in successive attempts OR Mary did not give up despite having failed in successive attempts.
Or consecutive could be used instead of successive, but in any case I believe you need attempts or efforts.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Mon 28 Feb, 2011 03:28 am
@PaddyH,
Mary did not give up despite failing/despite having failed his exams in succession.

Would it be correct if I add 'his exams' in the sentence?

Thanks.
PaddyH
 
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Reply Mon 28 Feb, 2011 08:11 pm
@tanguatlay,
Here you introduce two new aspects to the phrase EXAMS and HIS.
You have failed in your earlier examples to show that what was failed is exams and that the setter of those exams,was in fact a male.
fobvius
 
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Reply Mon 28 Feb, 2011 08:23 pm
@tanguatlay,
Mary had studied for his urine test but, in the transgender oral exam, found no succour in a succession of unsuccessful attempts before finally succumbing.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Tue 1 Mar, 2011 03:23 am
@PaddyH,
PaddyH wrote:

Here you introduce two new aspects to the phrase EXAMS and HIS.
You have failed in your earlier examples to show that what was failed is exams and that the setter of those exams,was in fact a male.


My apologies. The pronoun be 'her', not 'his'. Should have been more careful.

Mary did not give up despite failing/despite having failed her exams in succession.

Would it be correct if I add 'his exams' in the sentence?

Thanks.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Tue 1 Mar, 2011 03:25 am
@fobvius,
fobvius wrote:

Mary had studied for his urine test but, in the transgender oral exam, found no succour in a succession of unsuccessful attempts before finally succumbing.
I think replies which are nonsensical should be deleted.
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PaddyH
 
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Reply Tue 1 Mar, 2011 06:22 am
@tanguatlay,
Okay,because of the changes you have made in introducing EXAMS and HIS/HER lets go back to basics.
I would eliminate any use of (succession/successive/consecutive) and (his/her),and replace with 'previous attempts" and 'the'.

Then the sentence would be expressed like this:
Mary did not give up(despite failing/despite having failed) the exams at a number of previous attempts.
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