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Build park 79 Posted 9 years ago
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General Sentences

"Lying is bad." This sentence is on my homework and my directions are to change it because it's too general. I don't understand.

  

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build park 79 my directions are to change it because it's too general. Those are faulty directions. The statement is indeed very general, but there is nothing wrong with that unless context demands something more specific.

  • build park 79 my directions are to change it because it's too general.
  • Those are faulty directions.
  • The statement is indeed very general, but there is nothing wrong with that unless context demands something more specific.
  • If that is so, then you must give us the context before the sentence can be changed.
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build park 79my directions are to change it because it's too general.

Those are faulty directions. The statement is indeed very general, but there is nothing wrong with that unless context demands something more specific. If that is so, then you must give us the context before the sentence can be changed.

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