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15 Dec 2019
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"I took the initiative in raising my hand and gave a speech in the seminar.
The lecture praised my speech a lot."
Is the sentence natural?
"I took the initiative in raising my hand and gave a speech in the seminar.
The lecture praised my speech a lot."
Is the sentence natural?
The lecture praised my speech a lot."
Is the sentence natural?
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...in raising my hand and giving a speech at the seminar.
...I took the initiative to raise my hand a gave a speech at the seminar.
The lecturer praised my speech. (The lecturer is the person who praised your speech, and a lot is not needed.)
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