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    Default We forced her to eat, but she didn't.

    We forced her to eat, but she didn't (eat).

    Is this sentence fine? Would 'We tried to force her to eat, but she didn't' be a better choice?

    And can we also say 'We made her eat, but she didn't/wouldn't'?

    Thank you in advance.
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    Default Re: We forced her to eat, but she didn't.

    Quote Originally Posted by joham View Post
    We forced her to eat, but she didn't (eat).

    Is this sentence fine? Would 'We tried to force her to eat, but she didn't' be a better choice?

    And can we also say 'We made her to eat, but she didn't/wouldn't'?

    Thank you in advance.

    'We tried to force her to eat, but she wouldn't.'
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