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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct to repeat for?

The police had been looking for the snatch thief for the past two weeks. Rupert was the snatch thief.

I have joined the sentence as follows.

Rupert, whom the police had been looking for for the past two weeks, was the snatch thief.

Is it correct to repeat for?

Thanks.
  

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Shouldn't we say '****** er ' or 'thief' instead of '****** thief' ? Because I think '******' isn't an adjective which is qualifying or describing the 'thief'. Besides, 'snatcher' and 'thief' are used in different contexts, think think.

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  • Shouldn't we say '****** er ' or 'thief' instead of '****** thief' ?
  • Because I think '******' isn't an adjective which is qualifying or describing the 'thief'.
  • Besides, 'snatcher' and 'thief' are used in different contexts, think think.
  • We need the help of natives, on the Forum.
  • I think, I would say either '****** er ' or 'thief', but would not use them together.
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Shouldn't we say '******er' or 'thief' instead of '****** thief'? Because I think '******' isn't an adjective which is qualifying or describing the 'thief'. Besides, 'snatcher' and 'thief' are used in different contexts, think think. We need the help of natives, on the Forum.

I think, I would say either '******er' or 'thief', but would not use th
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The term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatch_theftis used in some parts of the world.

Rupert, whom the police had been looking for for the past two weeks, was the ****** thief.

That's acceptable.
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