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Correct sentence or not?

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Please are the below sentences correct

She nodded her agreement
He nodded his agreement
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Those look fine to me.
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Both sentences are wrong,the sentences mean that you moved your agreement back and forth. Which is wrong. I think the sentence should be, She nodded in agreement .
2.He nodded in agreement.
Meaning that you nodded your head to signal your agreement to something.
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This post was brought to you by the word "specifically".
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Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.
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Omoye+ wrote: 10 Apr 2018, 06:20
Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.
Maybe it sounds odd to speakers of other varieties of English.
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Sorry @ ButterscotchCherrie. That reply wasn't meant for you. I mistakenly submitted it under your statement. I am new, still trying to get around the site conveniently. Thanks.
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shanlife-2 wrote: 10 Apr 2018, 03:21 Both sentences are wrong,the sentences mean that you moved your agreement back and forth. Which is wrong. I think the sentence should be, She nodded in agreement .
2.He nodded in agreement.
Meaning that you nodded your head to signal your agreement to something.


Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.
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Post by ysa_sayno10 »

Hi. Base on my knowledge, the two sentence are totally wrong. The thought of the two sentences are both of them agree in tge agreement while they nodded. So, I therefore conclude that the right sentences should be
"She nodded as sign of her agreement"
"He nodded as sign of his agreement"
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If I'm not wrong, "his/her agreement" is a valid object clause in this case. As the rule that ButterscotchCherrie posted dictates, it falls within the framework of "meaning, showing or expressing something by performing the action of nodding". It is true that it's more common to see the subject+verb accompanied by "in" before "agreement", but that doesn't mean this alternative is not valid.
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Should a word like massive be quantified? E.g below

This lead to a massive failure
Or
This lead to massive failure
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Omoye+ wrote: 10 Apr 2018, 12:15 Should a word like massive be quantified? E.g below

This lead to a massive failure
Or
This lead to massive failure
This led to a massive failure.
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Thank you CatInTheHat.
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Omoye+ wrote: 08 Apr 2018, 18:42 Please are the below sentences correct

She nodded her agreement
He nodded his agreement
If you saw this in British books, it's probably British English. I would also say it's correct English because I believe British English is English. It's just not American English so it sounds odd to Americans. Grammatically it is correct.
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lbhatters wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 12:31
Omoye+ wrote: 08 Apr 2018, 18:42 Please are the below sentences correct

She nodded her agreement
He nodded his agreement
If you saw this in British books, it's probably British English. I would also say it's correct English because I believe British English is English. It's just not American English so it sounds odd to Americans. Grammatically it is correct.


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