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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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A/An affected by parentheses?
Is the "a" affected by the "in" in the parentheses?
Which sentence is correct?
He has committed a (in the eyes of the community) horrible misbehavior.
He has committed an (in the eyes of the community) horrible misbehavior.
Which sentence is correct?
He has committed a (in the eyes of the community) horrible misbehavior.
He has committed an (in the eyes of the community) horrible misbehavior.
Top answer
), the question doesn't arise! ) horrible ... , but neither is very good, as noted above.
- ), the question doesn't arise!
- ) horrible ...
- , but neither is very good, as noted above.
- CJ
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If this kind of awkward construction is avoided (as it should be!), the question doesn't arise!
I would write a (in the ...) horrible ..., but neither is very good, as noted above.
CJ
I would write a (in the ...) horrible ..., but neither is very good, as noted above.
CJ
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