I was making preps for a coming exam and this suddenly came to me:
Can I say "I am that kind of person who always follows through once I make a promise"?
Thanks
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4It sounds slightly more natural in my opinon to say "I am the kind of person..." but otherwise yes, that's a very normal sentence.– stevekeiretsuCommented Feb 12, 2020 at 5:49
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Yes, but "correct my usage" is not really what we do here.– LambieCommented Dec 4, 2023 at 17:41
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making preps sounds like food.– LambieCommented Jun 12 at 21:51
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You should not use "that" where it is in this sentence.
It should be "I am THE kind of person who always follows through once I make a promise.
Other possibilities:
I always follow through once I make a promise. I am that kind of person.
OR
I am that person who always follows through once I make a promise.
When I search about follow through, then I decide the following :
I am that kind of person who always follows through on promise once made.
Further, both that and the are possible :
Then again, no one has the kind of expertise held by John.
Only a handful of students have that kind of motivation.
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I agree with you regarding “that/the kind of person” in general but in this sentence only “the” works grammatically. Your version of the sentence has another significant error. Do you mean, “...on promises once made.”? Finally, have I missed something in the reference to “Park”? (Don’t tell me you mean the former South Korean President!) Commented Feb 13, 2020 at 5:31
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Thank you for your correction in use 'once'. For the second, I do not know well what you are talking about.– HK LeeCommented Feb 13, 2020 at 6:20