The conjunction "AND"

[Jesus1]

Hello!

How are you?

Example: He admitted having put
some poison in her drink 'and'
she passed away.

Can you tell me if the usage of
the conjunction 'and' is
right here? I hope you know
what I mean with the sentence.
I mean
'he admitted having put some poison in her
drink and she passed away in that
very moment'

SHould I use another one?

Thanks a lot!

[Yankee]

Hi Jesus

It seems a little strange to connect these two ideas with "and" unless the admission (rather than the poison) was the cause of her passing away. Is that what you want to say?

Amy
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[Jesus1]

'He admitted having put some poison
in her drink, AND she passed away'

What I am trying to say is
that when he admitted having put
some posion, she passed away. She
passed away when he admitted it.

Obviously, the cause of her dead would have
been the poison,
but there was a cause before (the
cause you mentioned= she passed away
because of his admission). I know it seems
impossible, something unreal...

Anyway, 'and' keeps on sounding quite strange
to me. Any other option? I think I?m
really turning Spanish into English.

Thanks a lot, Amy!

[Alan]

Hi Jesus1,

If you mean that one thing was the result of another, you need to strengthen the conjunction to give some relationship with the two actions: the admission of the poisoning and the passing away. I would therefore say: and as a result.

Alan
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[Yankee]

[Jesus1]

Hi! Thanks for all your replies.

I think Alan?s one sounds fine.

Amy, that?s what I wanted to
say. I mean, connecting 'admit' and 'pass away'.

'She passed away because of his admission'.

Yes, the poison wasn?t lethal enough. So,
she died before this one took effect. For instance,
a heart attack as you said. The heart attack
was produced by his admission.

Then, is it 'and as a result', as Alan said first,
right?

I think it?s fine.

Oh my God! :lol:

Thanks a lot again!

Jes?s

[Yankee]

[Jesus1]

Maybe, a little bit late. Yes, Amy!. Yes!.

Or do you prefer Yeah!?

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Thanks a million, anyway!

[Jesus1]

Hi! Thanks again!

Well, just curiosity. Which verb do you use
in English to mean "he admitted something
to himself" Do you know what I mean?

I mean, You have done something 'wrong or not'
and you then admit having done it. But
you don?t tell anybody, you just tell it
to yourself.



Example:

He couldn?t stand having stolen
his mother, but after admitting (to himself?)
having done it and deciding not to do it
anymore, he really felt good.


Thanks a lot!

Jes?s

[Yankee]

[Jesus1]

Yes, that?s what I want to say.
Maybe I didn?t give a good example.
Can you say one using the verb admit?

1.- It?s 'admit to himself', isn?t it?

2.- 'Admit to himself' goes followed
by an-ing verb as well?

Thanks, Amy!

[Yankee]

Hi Jesus

[Conchita]

[Jesus1]

Hello! How is it going?

Can you correct this sentence, please?

Did I use 'admitted to himself' correctly
here?

Example: 'He admitted to himself having
given birth to the pain ( =a creation of
his mind) and as a result this one disappeared'

Thanks a million!

Jes?s

[Yankee]

Hi Jesus

I see you're still valiantly trying to use "He admitted to himself" :D

Basically, I probably will not like any sentence that has the following construction:

He admitted to himself followed by having done

I would recommend not using this construction at all.

"He admitted having done" is fine. But it is not OK to insert "to himself" in that sentence, in my opinion. If you want to use "to himself", then you should use a different type of sentence. For example:
"He admitted to himself that he had done..."

Amy
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