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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
By the time the bank guard closed the doors...
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Do you find this sentence OK?
By the time the bank guard closed the doors, a riot had erupted due to the long lines and shortage of tellers.
Thanks,
Tom
Do you find this sentence OK?
By the time the bank guard closed the doors, a riot had erupted due to the long lines and shortage of tellers.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
I'm one of the old fogies that doesn't like 'due to' used for 'because of'; otherwise, your grammar is fine, though the meaning is a little murky: the riot came before the door closing? Then I don't see why he closed the door.
- I'm one of the old fogies that doesn't like 'due to' used for 'because of'; otherwise, your grammar is fine, though the meaning is a little murky: the riot came before the door closing?
- Then I don't see why he closed the door.
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I'm one of the old fogies that doesn't like 'due to' used for 'because of'; otherwise, your grammar is fine, though the meaning is a little murky: the riot came before the door closing? Then I don't see why he closed the door.
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