Challenge instead of challenges
Dawkins then proceeds to single out Michael Ruse - a distinguished atheist philosopher who describes himself as a “hard-line Darwinian,” who has done much to clarify the philosophical roots and consequences of Darwinism, and challenge religious fundamentalism - as an example of such an appeaser.
From Dawkin's God, by Alister McGrath.
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May you please help me to find out why the verb challenge hasn't got "s"?
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Parse the sentence this way. . Ruse - a distinguished atheist philosopher who describes himself as a “hard-line Darwinian,” who has done much to clarify the philosophical roots and consequences of Darwinism, and ( to) challenge religious fundamentalism - as an example of such an appeaser.
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- Ruse - a distinguished atheist philosopher who describes himself as a “hard-line Darwinian,” who has done much to clarify the philosophical roots and consequences of Darwinism, and ( to) challenge religious fundamentalism - as an example of such an appeaser.
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Parse the sentence this way.
. . . Ruse - a distinguished atheist philosopher who describes himself as a “hard-line Darwinian,” who has done much to clarify the philosophical roots and consequences of Darwinism, and (to) challenge religious fundamentalism - as an example of such an appeaser.
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