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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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illegal immigrant
California is the most____ ( illegal immigrant populated) states in the US.
Please help me fill in the blank.
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Please help me fill in the blank.
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You could say "California is the most heavily populated with illegal immigrants state in the US," maybe, but it's very awkward. " Even in American English, with its many nouns used as verbs, hyphenated compounds made up on the spot, and other shortcuts, it is sometimes impossible to avoid chains of prepositional phrases.
- You could say "California is the most heavily populated with illegal immigrants state in the US," maybe, but it's very awkward.
- " Even in American English, with its many nouns used as verbs, hyphenated compounds made up on the spot, and other shortcuts, it is sometimes impossible to avoid chains of prepositional phrases.
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You could say "California is the most heavily populated with illegal immigrants state in the US," maybe, but it's very awkward. I would say, "California has the largest population of illegal immigrants in the US."
Even in American English, with its many nouns used as verbs, hyphenated compounds made up on the spot, and other shortcuts, it is sometimes impossible to avoid chains of prep
Even in American English, with its many nouns used as verbs, hyphenated compounds made up on the spot, and other shortcuts, it is sometimes impossible to avoid chains of prep
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