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1. Stars provided early astronomer with a reference system for measuring the motions
of planets, the moon and the sun.
of planets, the moon and the sun.
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I'd say Stars provided early astronomerS with a refernce system for measuring the motioN of planets, the Moon and the Sun. I'd made 'astronomer' plural (or add 'the' before 'early'), change 'motions' to 'motion' and capitalize the first letters of the Moon and the Sun. Am I right?
- I'd say Stars provided early astronomerS with a refernce system for measuring the motioN of planets, the Moon and the Sun.
- I'd made 'astronomer' plural (or add 'the' before 'early'), change 'motions' to 'motion' and capitalize the first letters of the Moon and the Sun.
- Am I right?
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I'd say
Stars provided early astronomerS with a refernce system for measuring the motioN of planets, the Moon and the Sun.
I'd made 'astronomer' plural (or add 'the' before 'early'), change 'motions' to 'motion' and capitalize the first letters of the Moon and the Sun. Am I right?
Stars provided early astronomerS with a refernce system for measuring the motioN of planets, the Moon and the Sun.
I'd made 'astronomer' plural (or add 'the' before 'early'), change 'motions' to 'motion' and capitalize the first letters of the Moon and the Sun. Am I right?
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Yes, astronomers should be plural. Motion could be singular, but the plural -- motions -- better describes the variety of movements of the various bodies. Moon and sun, I'm afraid, should be lower case.
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