Delved or Dove
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Delved or Dove
"As I delved deeper into the book, I saw the reason behind his claim."
I lost a point because the editor thinks the correct form is 'dove' not 'delved.'
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"Dove" is also the past tense of "dive" and it seems far more likely that the editor had that word in mind, rather than the homonym which refers to a type of bird.ARazak226 wrote: ↑28 Dec 2023, 14:38 Delve has a related term as dolven. And it simple past and past participle is Delved. It conveys the meaning of digging into something when you put it into a sentence. But Dove is a way different thing from delve. Dove is a noun giving names and living things. You check it for yourself using a dictionary.
It seems like the editor was not familiar with the word "delve" and assumed Tommy meant "dived" (and further believed that "dove" was the only correct past tense of "dive").
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