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Moniqque Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
An error or not?
I am not sure what would be the proper grammar term for the construction of the following sentence ("of" is not used but expressed by a word order) :
The correlation density distribution map showed...
I have a feeling there might be an error there but I can't pinpoint it. It sounds kinda off but English is not my first language and I have a very vague knowledge of the grammar per se.
Is there an error? Or am I just seeing things.
The correlation density distribution map showed...
I have a feeling there might be an error there but I can't pinpoint it. It sounds kinda off but English is not my first language and I have a very vague knowledge of the grammar per se.
Is there an error? Or am I just seeing things.
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It is a long compound noun, in which nouns are used attributively to modify other nouns. It looks a bit daunting out of context to someone unfamiliar with the subject matter, but in a technical context it would be OK.
- It is a long compound noun, in which nouns are used attributively to modify other nouns.
- It looks a bit daunting out of context to someone unfamiliar with the subject matter, but in a technical context it would be OK.
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It is a long compound noun, in which nouns are used attributively to modify other nouns.
It looks a bit daunting out of context to someone unfamiliar with the subject matter, but in a technical context it would be OK.
It looks a bit daunting out of context to someone unfamiliar with the subject matter, but in a technical context it would be OK.
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