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 Wed Dec 12, 2007 21:52 pm Expression: 'Badly-built shops sank the...' |
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Hi Tom,
Remember that 'sank' is past simple and 'sunk' is past participle so grammatically (1) would have to be correct. That said, I'm not sure that 'sink' is the most suitable word and I would go for 'plunge' as in:
Badly-built shops and rubbish heaps have plunged my house into gloom.
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| Tue Dec 25, 2007 21:45 pm Expression: 'Badly-built shops sank the...' |
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| Alan wrote: | Hi Tom,
Remember that 'sank' is past simple and 'sunk' is past participle so grammatically (1) would have to be correct. That said, I'm not sure that 'sink' is the most suitable word and I would go for 'plunge' as in:
Badly-built shops and rubbish heaps have plunged my house into gloom.
Alan |
I am very grateful, Alan.
In fact, I asked this question because I was confused by the use of "sunk" by a very respected person. Initially I thought it was a typo, but after a bit of homework, I got to know that "sunk" is also used as past simple by many. Could you please shed some light on it?
http://www.chompchomp.com/rules/irregularrules01.htm
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