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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
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Check my answer please
HI.
Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book actually........last year has attracted a lot of attention.
1) published 2) was published 3) has published 4) that published
My first answer was #2 but later found myself incorrect. But why?
Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book actually........last year has attracted a lot of attention.
1) published 2) was published 3) has published 4) that published
My first answer was #2 but later found myself incorrect. But why?
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Persian Learner My first answer was #2 but later found myself incorrect. But why? It's incorrect because #2 creates an ungrammatical series of words that cannot be parsed into a subject and predicate.
- Persian Learner My first answer was #2 but later found myself incorrect.
- But why?
- It's incorrect because #2 creates an ungrammatical series of words that cannot be parsed into a subject and predicate.
- Consider this ungrammatical sentence: The book is on the table is near the wall is dirty.
- It seems to be trying to say several things in a confused way that is impossible to understand: The book is on the table.
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Persian LearnerMy first answer was #2 but later found myself incorrect. But why?It's incorrect because #2 creates an ungrammatical series of words that cannot be parsed into a subject and predicate. Consider this ungrammatical sentence: The book is on the table is near the wall is dirty.
It seems to be trying to say several things in a confu
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AnonymousSo which answer is the correct one? Is it #4?It's the last sentence of my last post. I believe that's #1, isn't it?
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