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Anonymous
04-07-2004, 05:27 PM
Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. He resigned himself to his fate.
2. He resigned himself to staying his small hometown instead of going out to a big city.
3. She resigned herself to [the marriage, being married] to the old rich merchant.
4. He resigned [because of, by (the) reason of, on (the) account of, on (the) ground of] illness.
5. He resigned [as director, the directorship] from/of the company in order to take a more challenging job.
6. I [submit, handed in, gave in, sent in] my resignation this morning.
7. I [submit, handed in, gave in, sent in] my report this morning.
Thanks in advance.
Have a good day.

Rusty
04-08-2004, 05:17 AM
1. He resigned himself to his fate. (OK).
2. He resigned himself to staying in his small hometown instead of going out to a big city.
3. She resigned herself to [(the) marriage, being married] to the old rich merchant. (More natural without the).
4. He resigned s of] illness.
5. He resigned [as director of/from*, the directorship of] the company in order to take a more challenging job. (*The meaning of the sentence (using from is: He, as director of the company, resigned from the company).
6. I [submitted, handed in, gave in, sent in] my resignation this morning.
7. I [submitted, handed in, gave in, sent in] my report this morning.