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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is a to-be verb lacking here?
"Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he stepping down as senator."
Isn't there supposed to be a to-be verb right before "stepping down"?
I've never seen a sentence structured like that.
Another thing,
What do the letters in the parenthesis stand for?
Thank you!
Isn't there supposed to be a to-be verb right before "stepping down"?
I've never seen a sentence structured like that.
Another thing,
What do the letters in the parenthesis stand for?
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi, Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he would step down as senator. R-FL - Republican, Florida Regards
- Hi, Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he would step down as senator.
- R-FL - Republican, Florida Regards
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Hi,
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he would step down as senator.
R-FL - Republican, Florida
Regards
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he would step down as senator.
R-FL - Republican, Florida
Regards
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Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) announced that he stepping down as senator.
There is definitely a verb missing from the above sentence.
Personally, I think that it is an error, and that the verb "is" was dropped somewhere during the publishing process (it's a small word that copy editor's tend to see even though it is not there).
If you wish to keep
There is definitely a verb missing from the above sentence.
Personally, I think that it is an error, and that the verb "is" was dropped somewhere during the publishing process (it's a small word that copy editor's tend to see even though it is not there).
If you wish to keep
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I'm not sure what you meant by "a small word that copy editor's tend to see even though it is not there"?
He deliberately left out that word in order to avoid violation of copy right?
He deliberately left out that word in order to avoid violation of copy right?
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Sorry for my delayed reply, Chivalry.
A copy editor is someone that is responsible for checking anything that is published for errors, typos, etc. They check articles, manuscripts - anything, actually - to see if someone has made an error.
Often, they will be reading a text and think that they see a word which should be there but, in reality, it is not. Maybe yo
A copy editor is someone that is responsible for checking anything that is published for errors, typos, etc. They check articles, manuscripts - anything, actually - to see if someone has made an error.
Often, they will be reading a text and think that they see a word which should be there but, in reality, it is not. Maybe yo
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