Excel

1. The player's mom made the player excel.
(The player's mom took good care of the player in various ways. So, the player's performance is better than before. )

2. The player excelled from December.
(The player's performance tend to go ups and downs. He played badly until November and he started playing well from December. )

3. The player started excelling in his field.
(He became the best player in the field. Anyone can't hold a candle to him.)

Would you mind checking out if the word "excel" is used in the 3 sentences correctly?

Thank you in advance!

Question

Excel

1. The player's mom made the player excel.
(The player's mom took good care of the player in various ways. So, the player's performance is better than before. )

2. The player excelled from December.
(The player's performance tend to go ups and downs. He played badly until November and he started playing well from December. )

3. The player started excelling in his field.
(He became the best player in the field. Anyone can't hold a candle to him.)

Would you mind checking out if the word "excel" is used in the 3 sentences correctly?

Thank you in advance!

Answer

The word is not used appropriately in [1] and [2] .
[1] could be  'The player's mom helped him excel'  or . .'achieve his excellent performance.'
[2] could be  'The player has excelled from December' if his performance is still good, or  'He excelled in December' if he then played badly again. 
[3] is correct but better written as  'The player started to excel in his field.'
'Anyone can't hold a candle to him.'  should be  'no-one can hold a candle to him.'

回答 · 1

还未找到你的答案吗？

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!