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Seraphin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is the following sentence correct?
I read from a manuscript the following sentence. While I understand what the authors are trying to say, I am not sure if the grammar is correct.
"The following genes are found to be important for tumor development either because it is commonly mutated or because the expression of which is altered due to a structural change of the genome."
I think the "correct" way of stating the sentence is simply
"The following genes are found to be important for tumor development either because it is commonly mutated or because the expression is altered due to a structural change of the genome"
Is this correct?
If the first sentence is correct, can someone please explain to me the grammar for the usage of "which" in that sentence?
Great many thanks
"The following genes are found to be important for tumor development either because it is commonly mutated or because the expression of which is altered due to a structural change of the genome."
I think the "correct" way of stating the sentence is simply
"The following genes are found to be important for tumor development either because it is commonly mutated or because the expression is altered due to a structural change of the genome"
Is this correct?
If the first sentence is correct, can someone please explain to me the grammar for the usage of "which" in that sentence?
Great many thanks
Top answer
No, you found a mistake. The writer probably made what I call a cut-and-paste error, the kind of thing that it is all to easy to do with a word processsor. He had it one way and changed one part without noticing that the change messed up another part.
- No, you found a mistake.
- The writer probably made what I call a cut-and-paste error, the kind of thing that it is all to easy to do with a word processsor.
- He had it one way and changed one part without noticing that the change messed up another part.
- There is a second error: "it" has a plural antecedent.
- I don't think "the expression" gets you there.
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No, you found a mistake. The writer probably made what I call a cut-and-paste error, the kind of thing that it is all to easy to do with a word processsor. He had it one way and changed one part without noticing that the change messed up another part. There is a second error: "it" has a plural antecedent.
I don't think "the expression" gets you there. Maybe "The following genes are found
I don't think "the expression" gets you there. Maybe "The following genes are found
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