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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

..."before it being returned.."

Is it grammatical to say "Grade of an assignment is entered before it being returned to you." for the sake of being concise, i.e. to avoid repeating the word "assignment". Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Is it grammatical to say "Grade of an assignment is entered before it being returned to you Not really; there is logical inconsistency. However, you can do this: The grade is entered before the assignment is returned to you.

  • Anonymous Is it grammatical to say "Grade of an assignment is entered before it being returned to you Not really; there is logical inconsistency.
  • However, you can do this: The grade is entered before the assignment is returned to you.
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AnonymousIs it grammatical to say "Grade of an assignment is entered before it being returned to you
Not really; there is logical inconsistency. However, you can do this:

The grade is entered before the assignment is returned to you.

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