To tackle.
Hello. How can I correctly use the verb "tackle" in the sentence provided below?
"At times when everything seems to be working against me, I end up quitting and I move on to something else as a way to distract myself and not having to tackle my problems."
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To tackle.
Hello. How can I correctly use the verb "tackle" in the sentence provided below?"At times when everything seems to be working against me, I end up quitting and I move on to something else as a way to distract myself and not having to fix my problems."
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Hello,
You are using the verb "tackle" correctly! It seems though that you could use a little help with your phrasing :)
I think you'll find that this works better:
"At times when everything seems to be working against me, I end up quitting and I move on to something else as a way to distract myself instead of tackling my problems."The reason: You have two options, tackling your problems or distracting yourself from them, so you are choosing one instead of the other.
However, if you want to change the sentence as little as possible, go this way:
"At times when everything seems to be working against me, I end up quitting and I move on to something else as a way to distract myself and not have to tackle my problems."
I hope this helps you,
Charlene ;)
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Hi Sonia
"to tackle" is another way to say "to address" a problem or a challenge.
I tackled my problems.
The president promises to tackle poverty.
I tackled the house-cleaning.
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