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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
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Could you please correct this sentence?

Could you please tell me if these is anything wrong with this sentence?

He signed an autograph with the pen upside down and only realized it was blank when he had left.

Thank you
  

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Only is misplaced, and it illogically refers to pen . Also, was it the signer who realized that the paper was blank? If not, that's another problem.

  • Only is misplaced, and it illogically refers to pen .
  • Also, was it the signer who realized that the paper was blank?
  • If not, that's another problem.
  • He had signed an autograph with the pen upside down, but I realized that the paper was blank only after he left.
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Only is misplaced, and it illogically refers to pen. Also, was it the signer who realized that the paper was blank? If not, that's another problem.

He had signed an autograph with the pen upside down, but I realized that the paper was blank only after he left.

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