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Megalo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
I can't figure out what's wrong with this sentence
Hi all,
I hope someone can help me with this sentence. It reads ok, but I think it needs something adding, removing, I just can't figure it out. I hope someone can help!
To have a friend as good as John, with whom I shared various ideas and had frequent discussions surrounding the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
Thanks!
I hope someone can help me with this sentence. It reads ok, but I think it needs something adding, removing, I just can't figure it out. I hope someone can help!
To have a friend as good as John, with whom I shared various ideas and had frequent discussions surrounding the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
Thanks!
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Dear Megalo, I would phrase it this way: To have such a good friend in John, with whom I shared various ideas and with whom I had so frequently discussed about the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
- Dear Megalo, I would phrase it this way: To have such a good friend in John, with whom I shared various ideas and with whom I had so frequently discussed about the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
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Dear Megalo,
I would phrase it this way:
To have such a good friend in John, with whom I shared various ideas and with whom I had so frequently discussed about the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
I would phrase it this way:
To have such a good friend in John, with whom I shared various ideas and with whom I had so frequently discussed about the nature of climate change has proved invaluable.
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Your sentence is fine. I would just suggest a few changes: To have a good friend like John, with whom I SHARE various ideas and HAVE frequent discussions ABOUT climate change, has proved invaluable.
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It sounds fine to me. I think you need a comma before 'has proved'.
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Nina,
I was referring to the original sentence. You have two 'with whom' in your sentence which is not a good practice.
I was referring to the original sentence. You have two 'with whom' in your sentence which is not a good practice.
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you need another comma, like this:
To have a friend as good as John, with whom I shared various ideas and had frequent discussions surrounding the nature of climate change, has proved invaluable.
To have a friend as good as John, with whom I shared various ideas and had frequent discussions surrounding the nature of climate change, has proved invaluable.
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