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Sane1 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Are the following sentences correct?
1.. Mr. Fox was so tall that he would not fit in any of our beds and had to sleep diagonally across the bed!
2. Among other talented people who taught at Cox College was now-famous actor-director-editor-broadcaster-writer Mr. John Heusen who does not need any introduction from me.
  

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They are grammatically correct but not really natural sounding. I would rewrite them as follows: 1.. Mr.

— MalRey

  • They are grammatically correct but not really natural sounding.
  • I would rewrite them as follows: 1..
  • Mr.
  • Fox was so tall that he would not fit in any of our beds and had to sleep diagonally across the bed!
  • This appears to be a sentence from the introduction of a speaker at some event.
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They are grammatically correct but not really natural sounding. I would rewrite them as follows:

1.. Mr. Fox was so tall that he would not fit in any of our beds and had to sleep diagonally across the bed!

This appears to be a sentence from the introduction of a speaker at some event. If so then I would rewrite as follows:

2. Among other talented people who
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sane1 Are the following sentences correct?

1.. Mr. Fox was so tall that he had to sleep diagonally across the bed!

2. Among other talented people who taught at *** College was now-famous actor-director-editor-broadcaster-writer Mr. John Heusen who did not need any introduction.

They are. Is that hyphen-abundant construction needed
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