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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
ESL grad student in need of help with grammar correction
I am having trouble with the following:
In the first sentence, I am to address the verb tense usage and correct it:
1.) William and Jensen (1992), would demonstrate the same effect (verb tense)
2.) Neither of the books were available at the library. (have to make subject and verb agreement correction) Should I change "were" to was?
3.) The team achieved a 38% improvement in their scores after undergoing training. (have to address pronoun and correct) Would it be correct to change "team' to teams for pronoun to agree in number?
In the first sentence, I am to address the verb tense usage and correct it:
1.) William and Jensen (1992), would demonstrate the same effect (verb tense)
2.) Neither of the books were available at the library. (have to make subject and verb agreement correction) Should I change "were" to was?
3.) The team achieved a 38% improvement in their scores after undergoing training. (have to address pronoun and correct) Would it be correct to change "team' to teams for pronoun to agree in number?
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1. If you leave out the comma after (1992), the sentence is grammatical but without more context I'm not sure what is meant. It might be a good idea to change the verb.
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- If you leave out the comma after (1992), the sentence is grammatical but without more context I'm not sure what is meant.
- It might be a good idea to change the verb.
- Would would probably mean used to in the sentence.
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1. If you leave out the comma after (1992), the sentence is grammatical but without more context I'm not sure what is meant. It might be a good idea to change the verb. Would would probably mean used to in the sentence.
2. Yes.
3. Most grammarians see nothing wrong with were in your sentence. The plural teams would of course also be correct to refer t
2. Yes.
3. Most grammarians see nothing wrong with were in your sentence. The plural teams would of course also be correct to refer t
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3.) The team achieved a 38% improvement in their scores after undergoing training. (have to address pronoun and correct) Would it be correct to change "team' to teams for pronoun to agree in number?
Only if there is more than one team involved. "Team" can be regarded as a unit or a group of individuals. The requirement to make the pronoun agree with the subject indicates th
Only if there is more than one team involved. "Team" can be regarded as a unit or a group of individuals. The requirement to make the pronoun agree with the subject indicates th
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