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2 Feb 2014
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Which his right leg was bitten through by the shark. or his right leg was bitten off by the shark. sounds the most natural?
Which his right leg was bitten through by the shark. or his right leg was bitten off by the shark. sounds the most natural?
I would like to mean that his right leg was cut off by the shark's bite.
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Answer his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Active voice is better: the (a) shark bit off his right leg.
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Thanks for answering my question. It's very kind of you.
- English (US)
Answer his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Why is active voice better? This is about native usage, not style. "Bitten through" doesn't necessarily been "bitten off."
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Thanks qiran for responding to my question, but I' m sorry I couldn't really understand that.
Could you give me further explanations in a simple and easy way?
Could you give me further explanations in a simple and easy way?
- English (US)
Answer his right leg was bitten off by the shark.
Off is better than theough
- Japanese
Thank you.

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