Phrasal verbs
Can I say that: " I backed away because I forgot my keys."? It's right sentence?
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Can I say that: " I backed away because I forgot my keys."? It's right sentence?It's grammatically correct but the meaning is unclear. Could you provide more context on the message you are trying to convey? There might be a better way to phrase it.
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Can I say that: " I backed away because I forgot my keys."? It's right sentence?I would rather say "I went away because I had forgoten my keys".
Phrasal verb "back away" is used for the sentences like "I backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully"
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Can I say that: " I backed away because I forgot my keys."? It's right sentence?That sentence is grammatically perfect, no worries there :)
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"Back away" normally means to actually walk backwards (back first) away from something, normally because it's dangerous. So it's a good sentence, but I think it has a different meaning than you want it to.
I think you probably mean one of these:
"I went back because I forgot my keys."
"I left because I forgot my keys."
"I turned around because I forgot my keys". ("Turned around" can be used as an expression to mean go back the way you came.)
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It is a grammatically correct sentence, but it doesn't make much sense without a specific context. When you back away from something it is because something about the situation scared you or made you uncomfortable. Also you are literally walking backwards, keeping your eyes on whatever scared you/made you uncomfortable as in the snake example someone gave below.
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