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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 5 months ago

How would English speakers correct a sentence, "Mike is such a boy as never admit his faults." ? Please select one from the next A-D. ?

A. Mike is such a boy as to never admit his faults.

B. Mike is such a boy as he never admits his faults.

C. Other (please suggest!)

D. The original sentence is not wrong.

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  • 5 months ago
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    B.....using "Admits" 

  • 5 months ago

    The most typical way to express this idea uses "the kind of boy who ... " instead of "such a boy as ..."

    > Mike is the kind of boy who never admits his faults.

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