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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A missing "who"?


In the following sentence, I feel that there should have been a "who" before "behave". What do you think?

We may decline to serve individuals who are abusive, violent or behave inappropriately on our premises.


Thank you for your help.
  

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Selvakumar In the following sentence, I feel that there should have been a "who" before "behave". What do you think? Yes, but think it has a further problem.

— Mister Micawber

  • Selvakumar In the following sentence, I feel that there should have been a "who" before "behave".
  • What do you think?
  • Yes, but think it has a further problem.
  • Structurally, it should read like this: We may decline to serve individuals who are abusive or violent or who behave inappropriately on our premises .
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SelvakumarIn the following sentence, I feel that there should have been a "who" before "behave". What do you think?
Yes, but think it has a further problem. Structurally, it should read like this:

We may decline to serve individuals who are abusive or violent or who behave inappropriately on our premises.
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