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BinduGangadharan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Comparative correlative grammar

Which one of the following sentences is correct?
(a) However, the more the emphasis placed on cooperation and the tactical level of analysis, the more it frames the intelligence operative mindset.
(b) However, the more the emphasis is placed on cooperation and the tactical level of analysis, the more it frames the intelligence operative mindset.
Are both sentences correct or only one of them and why?
  

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Hello, BinduGangadharan—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. BinduGangadharan Are both sentences correct or only one of them and why?

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  • BinduGangadharan Are both sentences correct or only one of them and why?
  • Only B, because A has no finite verb in its first clause.
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Hello, BinduGangadharan—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
BinduGangadharanAre both sentences correct or only one of them and why?
Only B, because A has no finite verb in its first clause.

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