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March 22, 2021

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Sentences 055: Remorseful, Making It Up, Backing Down

She was extremely remorseful for destroying his favourite china.
I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse.
The failing manager was asked to back down. He refused and was fired.

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She was extremely remorseful for destroying his favourite china.

Sentences 055: Remorseful, Making It Up, Backing Down

Sentences 055: Remorseful, Making It Up, Backing Down


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She was extremely remorseful for destroying his favourite china.


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I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse.


I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse. I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse.

This sentence is good. For some of these two-part sentences, using so can help show a link: "I forgot our wedding day, so I had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse." "He refused, so he was fired."

I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse. I forgot our wedding day and had to buy a huge bouquet of flowers to make it up to my spouse.

I would use the word "wedding anniversary" instead of "wedding day". Unless it was actually the day you intended to get married.

The failing manager was asked to back down.


The failing manager was asked to backstep down. The failing manager was asked to step down.

I think that the expression "step down" works better. You might back out of a deal, but you would probably step down from a job.

He refused and was fired.


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