maoyueh
Member
- Joined
- May 28, 2011
- Member Type
- Retired English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
Please take a look at the following two sentences:
a. The judge declared the accused innocent.
b. The judge announced that the accused was innocent.
I know a is correct, but I doubt whether b is also acceptable. What are the nuances of these two verbs? b sound unnatural to me, but I am not sure. I need language experts's opinions. Thank you very much.
a. The judge declared the accused innocent.
b. The judge announced that the accused was innocent.
I know a is correct, but I doubt whether b is also acceptable. What are the nuances of these two verbs? b sound unnatural to me, but I am not sure. I need language experts's opinions. Thank you very much.