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maverick88

#77297 Mon, 28 Feb 05 05:14 PM

Could you please tell me which sentence of the following is of a higher register?
1. The closet was used to store clothes.
2. The closet was used for storing slothes.
Thanks

maverick88

Joined on Mon, Nov 22 2004

Israel

Regular Member (695)

An English learner

nona the brit

#77339 Mon, 28 Feb 05 11:17 PM

Hi Maverick,

I don't understand what you mean by 'higher register' and from the lack of responses I guess no one else does either. Can you explain again what you want?

nona the brit

Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004

England

Veteran Member (11,345)

The name says it all.

maverick88

#77340 Mon, 28 Feb 05 11:30 PM

Hi Nona,
As I understood from some replies, a register is a certain level of English. The higher the register is the more (grammatically) proper or acceptable the sentence is.
So I just asked which sentence would be better to use.

maverick88

nona the brit

#77342 Mon, 28 Feb 05 11:36 PM

Well...
I'd say

1. The closet (well I wouldn't because that is American but I'll use my imagination) was used to store clothes.

2.The closet was used to store clothes in.

3.The closet was used for storing clothes.

With my preference being for number 3.