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2 feb 2014
- Japonés
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Inglés (US)
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¿Cuál his right leg was bitten through by the shark. o his right leg was bitten off by the shark. suena más natural?
¿Cuál his right leg was bitten through by the shark. o his right leg was bitten off by the shark. suena más natural?
I would like to mean that his right leg was cut off by the shark's bite.
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- Inglés (US)
Responde his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Active voice is better: the (a) shark bit off his right leg.
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- Japonés
Thanks for answering my question. It's very kind of you.
- Inglés (US)
Responde his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Why is active voice better? This is about native usage, not style. "Bitten through" doesn't necessarily been "bitten off."
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Thanks qiran for responding to my question, but I' m sorry I couldn't really understand that.
Could you give me further explanations in a simple and easy way?
Could you give me further explanations in a simple and easy way?
- Inglés (US)
Responde his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Off is better than theough
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Thank you.
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