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Snappy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences wrong?

According to an English exercise book, these sentences are grammatically wrong, but the book does not mention what parts are wrong.

Are these sentences wrong?


Doctors and teachers are similar in that they both deal with people.

Fewer crimes will be committed in the U.S. without guns.

  

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Snappy Doctors and teachers are similar in that they both deal with people. That looks fine to me. S.

  • Snappy Doctors and teachers are similar in that they both deal with people.
  • That looks fine to me.
  • S.
  • without guns.
  • This is poorly worded, but the meaning is clear enough.
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SnappyDoctors and teachers are similar in that they both deal with people.

That looks fine to me.

SnappyFewer crimes will be committed in the U.S. without guns.

This is poorly worded, but the meaning is clear enough. A literal-minded reader will, however, see ambiguity. Will fewer crimes be committed with knives or

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