Correct usage in these examples?
For him to be called a hero – he is not
Is this example grammatically wrong?
Does it matter if you use a plural or not in these types of examples? The words problems and effects indicate more than one so the sentence doesn't change regardless of using the plural form.
There has been problems going through British industry (industries).
The effects will criple local business (businesses).
Top answer
For him to be called a hero – he is not Is this example grammatically wrong ? Yes, it's wrong. I don't know why the writer has put a dash there, and and a period is missing at the end.
- For him to be called a hero – he is not Is this example grammatically wrong ?
- Yes, it's wrong.
- I don't know why the writer has put a dash there, and and a period is missing at the end.
- I don't clearly understand what the writer is trying to say.
- My guess is that perhaps he means this.
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For him to be called a hero – he is not
Is this example grammatically wrong? Yes, it's wrong.
I don't know why the writer has put a dash there, and and a period is missing at the end.
I don't clearly understand what the writer is trying to say. My guess is that perhaps he means this.
For him to be called a hero is ridiculous. He is not.
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Is this example grammatically wrong?
The first part (before the dash) is incomplete, and "he is not" does not properly complete it. It is as if the speaker lost track of what he was saying, or left us to imagine some missing parts. It is the sort of fragmentary utterance that can easily arise in spee
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