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Cocoa Posted 11 years ago
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Could you please check the sentence?
Could you please check this sentence for me? Thanks in advance.
A study has showed 13 million years ago Mae Moh Basin was a freshwater lake in a tropical area, ideal for the boom of life.
A study has showed 13 million years ago Mae Moh Basin was a freshwater lake in a tropical area, ideal for the boom of life.
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A study has shown that, 13 million years ago, the Mae Moh Basin was a freshwater lake in a tropical area; these features made it an ideal place for life to flourish. "that" is necessary here to avoid ambiguity, as "to show" can take an object. "Boom" was not an appropriate word here.
- A study has shown that, 13 million years ago, the Mae Moh Basin was a freshwater lake in a tropical area; these features made it an ideal place for life to flourish.
- "that" is necessary here to avoid ambiguity, as "to show" can take an object.
- "Boom" was not an appropriate word here.
- "Boom of life" is not a known collocation.
- "ideal" could have related to "tropical area" only or to "a freshwater lake in a tropical area".
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A study has shown that, 13 million years ago, the Mae Moh Basin was a freshwater lake in a tropical area; these features made it an ideal place for life to flourish.
"that" is necessary here to avoid ambiguity, as "to show" can take an object.
"Boom" was not an appropriate word here.
"Boom of life" is not a known collocation.
"ideal" could have related to "tropical a
"that" is necessary here to avoid ambiguity, as "to show" can take an object.
"Boom" was not an appropriate word here.
"Boom of life" is not a known collocation.
"ideal" could have related to "tropical a
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