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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Fortification

Hi.

Qin Shihuang had these walls joined together to create 1,500 miles of fortification and protection for his empire.

Can we replace the underlined part by fortifications? What would be the difference?
  

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Persian Learner had these walls joined together t He took several different walls and fused them into one fortification. The singular emphasizes that it all became one structure with no gaps.

  • Persian Learner had these walls joined together t He took several different walls and fused them into one fortification.
  • The singular emphasizes that it all became one structure with no gaps.
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Persian Learnerhad these walls joined together t
He took several different walls and fused them into one fortification. The singular emphasizes that it all became one structure with no gaps.

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