TITLE: finitely generated submodules are flat
QUESTION [1 upvotes]: Assume that all the finitely generated submodules of $M$ are flat, then why is $M$ also flat?
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REPLY [1 votes]: That is because $M$ is the direct limit of its finitely generated submodules, and a direct limit of flat modules  is flat.
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