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Johnie Posted 8 years ago
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Grammer check

Are there any issues with the sentence below?

As the guardians of public safety, engineering failures can erode the trust public has in the profession

  

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1) The phrase 'As the guardians of public safety' incorrectly refers to 'engineering failures'. This is nonsense. Failures can't be guardians.

— Clive

  • 1) The phrase 'As the guardians of public safety' incorrectly refers to 'engineering failures'.
  • This is nonsense.
  • Failures can't be guardians.
  • Engineers can.
  • 2) The word 'public' requires the definite article, ie the public.
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1) The phrase 'As the guardians of public safety' incorrectly refers to 'engineering failures'. This is nonsense. Failures can't be guardians. Engineers can.


2) The word 'public' requires the definite article, ie the public.


3) The sentence needs correct punctuation at its end.

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