Delved or Dove

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Is the following sentence incorrect?

"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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I checked the grammar apps, Grammarly and Scribbens, and they think that both are acceptable. So you can probably ask for a re-check to see if you can get your points back. It's worth a try.
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Post by Abbdul Razak »

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. :angelic-little:
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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. :angelic-little:
"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.

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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Dove is past for of dive.
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Post by Jane Gent »

I had to look this one up too. As in 'Matthew dove to the floor.' I thought it should have been 'dived', but it is an acceptable word.
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Post by Blueberry Dragon »

I'd think both were acceptable. You could ask for a recheck as recommended by
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