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TheKing1 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Grammatical mistakes
Can you please tell me if there are any grammar errors here:
1) “Basis on the above considerations, I...” OR "On the basis of above considerations, I..." Which one is correct?
2) "Communities in controlled experiments often have <?> lower species density" <--is there letter "a" required in place of "?"
3) “Heat from burning woods sometimes breaks seed dormancy” <-Shouldn't the word "breaks" be "break"?
4) "Distance from the SRC was smallest in A, followed by X, Y and Z, in this order." <--"...in this order" at the end of sentence is grammatically incorrect, isn't it?
Could you please reply ASAP.
Thanks
1) “Basis on the above considerations, I...” OR "On the basis of above considerations, I..." Which one is correct?
2) "Communities in controlled experiments often have <?> lower species density" <--is there letter "a" required in place of "?"
3) “Heat from burning woods sometimes breaks seed dormancy” <-Shouldn't the word "breaks" be "break"?
4) "Distance from the SRC was smallest in A, followed by X, Y and Z, in this order." <--"...in this order" at the end of sentence is grammatically incorrect, isn't it?
Could you please reply ASAP.
Thanks
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TheKing - 1) Based on the above considerations 2) Communities in controlled experiments often have a lower species density. ( But a species density would be more relevant / measured in a geographic area, not in a community ) 3) Heat from burning wood (wood is a singular mass noun) breaks seed dormancy (the subject is "heat", so this is third person singular)
- TheKing - 1) Based on the above considerations 2) Communities in controlled experiments often have a lower species density.
- ( But a species density would be more relevant / measured in a geographic area, not in a community ) 3) Heat from burning wood (wood is a singular mass noun) breaks seed dormancy (the subject is "heat", so this is third person singular)
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TheKing -
1) Based on the above considerations
2) Communities in controlled experiments often have a lower species density. (But a species density would be more relevant / measured in a geographic area, not in a community)
3) Heat from burning wood (wood is a singular mass noun) breaks seed dormancy (the subject is "heat", so this is third person singular)
1) Based on the above considerations
2) Communities in controlled experiments often have a lower species density. (But a species density would be more relevant / measured in a geographic area, not in a community)
3) Heat from burning wood (wood is a singular mass noun) breaks seed dormancy (the subject is "heat", so this is third person singular)
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Thanks for the reply.
1) So the 1st option: "Basis on the above considerations, ..." is completely incorrect, right?
3) Just like "wood", "vegetation" would also be singular mass noun, and hence the word "breaks" would be right. Correct? i.e. "heat from burning vegetation breakS seed dormancy"
4) Can anyone confirm me if #4 is completely incorrect or not?
1) So the 1st option: "Basis on the above considerations, ..." is completely incorrect, right?
3) Just like "wood", "vegetation" would also be singular mass noun, and hence the word "breaks" would be right. Correct? i.e. "heat from burning vegetation breakS seed dormancy"
4) Can anyone confirm me if #4 is completely incorrect or not?
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1) So the 1st option: "Basis on the above considerations, ..." is completely incorrect, right? Well, I would have to see the context, but the most frequent expression is "Based on". (this is a past participle of the phrasal verb "base on": I based my decision on the following points...
Basis is a noun, and can be used in expressions: "The basis for our recommendation is ...
Basis is a noun, and can be used in expressions: "The basis for our recommendation is ...
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4) I don't know why, but that seems odd to me. Can someone confirm it?
One more question: 5) "The management or restoration of these systems are critical issues" <--should there be "is" or "are"? Management/restoration is the subject, isn't it?
One more question: 5) "The management or restoration of these systems are critical issues" <--should there be "is" or "are"? Management/restoration is the subject, isn't it?
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4) Instead of "in this order", it might sound better as "in that order"
The rule for #5 is:
The conjunction or does not conjoin (as and does): when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb.
(From the dictionary) Usage Note: When all the elements in a series connected by or are singular, the verb they govern is singular: Tom or Ja
The rule for #5 is:
The conjunction or does not conjoin (as and does): when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb.
(From the dictionary) Usage Note: When all the elements in a series connected by or are singular, the verb they govern is singular: Tom or Ja
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