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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined
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In the text below, the "for" relates to the both phrases coming after it. In other words, the sentence could be read as: But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and for cut electricity to more than a million people.
You see, the phrase "for cut electricity to..." isn't correct rather it should be "for cutting electricity to...". Do you see where I'm having problem? Please help me to understand it. Thank you.
When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and cut electricity to more than a million people.
In the text below, the "for" relates to the both phrases coming after it. In other words, the sentence could be read as: But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and for cut electricity to more than a million people.
You see, the phrase "for cut electricity to..." isn't correct rather it should be "for cutting electricity to...". Do you see where I'm having problem? Please help me to understand it. Thank you.
When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and cut electricity to more than a million people.
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Hi, You are not parsing it the way the writer intended, ie When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and she cut electricity to more than a million people . Clive
- Hi, You are not parsing it the way the writer intended, ie When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined.
- But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and she cut electricity to more than a million people .
- Clive
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Hi,
You are not parsing it the way the writer intended,
ie When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and she cut electri
You are not parsing it the way the writer intended,
ie When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and she cut electri
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CliveHi,Thank you, Clive.
You are not parsing it the way the writer intended,
ie When all was said and done, Hurricane Irene was far less potent than imagined. But she was responsible for more than 20 deaths and she cut electricity to more than a million people.
Clive
But don't you think the writer should have used "she"
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