English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Precede & succeed/
Are these identicle in meaning?
a. In the alphabet, a comes before b.
b. In the alphabet, a precedes b.
Are these identicle in meaning?
c. In the alphabet, b follows a.
d. In the alphabet, b succeeds a.
I ask because I have an inkling that succeed is generally used only when we talk about something hypothetically following/coming after something else.
Thank you
a. In the alphabet, a comes before b.
b. In the alphabet, a precedes b.
Are these identicle in meaning?
c. In the alphabet, b follows a.
d. In the alphabet, b succeeds a.
I ask because I have an inkling that succeed is generally used only when we talk about something hypothetically following/coming after something else.
Thank you
Top answer
Those work OK; precede and succeed are just more formal.
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