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Hello, Gurus and members!
The paragh below, I find a little awkward.
"took" in the first sentence and the bold font part.
"took" is ambiguous.
And about the bold font part, "ordinary food" should be 'ordinary foods".
Am I correct?
I wish I could be enlightened here.
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Upon returning to Spain, Columbus took other newcrops that he expected would capture the attention of Europeans. They included potatoes and tomatoes. While Chilies improved ordinary food by adding spice to them, potatoesgreatly improved the nutrition of the populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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pructus "took" in the first sentence and the bold font part. "Upon" is wrong in sense. He didn't do that upon returning.
- pructus "took" in the first sentence and the bold font part.
- "Upon" is wrong in sense.
- He didn't do that upon returning.
- He did it upon leaving the New World for Spain.
- The bold part is OK.
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pructus"took" in the first sentence and the bold font part.
"Upon" is wrong in sense. He didn't do that upon returning. He did it upon leaving the New World for Spain. The bold part is OK.
pructusAnd about the bold font part, "ordinary food" should be 'ordinary foods".Am I correct?
Yes, because it makes the next pa
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