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Sadee Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

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At the time, yesterday when Israel released twenty nine palestinian prisoners who live in palestine in a step that was described to be done to support the palstinian president.

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The main mistake is that this is just a subordinate clause. Do you perhaps mean this? Yesterday Israel released twenty-nine Palestinian prisoners in a step that was described as having been taken to support the Palestinian president.

— Clive

  • The main mistake is that this is just a subordinate clause.
  • Do you perhaps mean this?
  • Yesterday Israel released twenty-nine Palestinian prisoners in a step that was described as having been taken to support the Palestinian president.
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The main mistake is that this is just a subordinate clause.

Do you perhaps mean this?
Yesterday Israel released twenty-nine Palestinian prisoners in a step that was described as having been taken to support the Palestinian president.
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Is it incorrect to say "that was described to be done..."?
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Clive, is this OK also?

Yesterday Israel released twenty-nine Palestinian prisoners in a step to support the Palestinian president.
Yesterday Israel released twenty-nine Palestinian prisoners in an attempt to support the Palestinian president.


Tom
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More standard English is 'take a step', not 'do a step'
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'Attempt' is probably better.
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