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Jacek From Kwidzyn (Pomesania) Posted 20 years ago
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a phrase / zero article

Hello native speakers,

Would it be correct to say e.g.:
Synchronizing the communicator over Bluetooth or even USB to the desktop suite is an excercise in patience - an issue which desperately needs (0) resolve....

a) is it correct to use there the zero article
b) would it mean the same to write : " needs desperately to be resolved" ???

Does the above sentence make sence, as a whole?? Was it createad by a native speaker?

thank you in advance,

Jacek
  

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needs to be resolved or need resolution. I expect it was created by a native speaker. But it's not a well-written sentence in that it's not perfectly clear what the issue is.

— BarbaraPA

  • needs to be resolved or need resolution.
  • I expect it was created by a native speaker.
  • But it's not a well-written sentence in that it's not perfectly clear what the issue is.
  • I believe it's the fact that it's difficult to perform the synchronization and therefore an exercise in patience that is "an issue," but a re-write would make it clearer.
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needs to be resolved or need resolution.

I expect it was created by a native speaker. But it's not a well-written sentence in that it's not perfectly clear what the issue is. I believe it's the fact that it's difficult to perform the synchronization and therefore an exercise in patience that is "an issue," but a re-write would make it clearer.
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