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Raen Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is the sentence grammatical?

The drop may seem particularly significant is related to the aquisition of Qwest by Centurylink...

Can the verbs "may seem" and "is" co-exist like this? Which is the main verb? Thanks.
  

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Raen Can the verbs "may seem" and "is" co-exist like this? No. Raen Which is the main verb?

— RandomGuy

  • Raen Can the verbs "may seem" and "is" co-exist like this?
  • No.
  • Raen Which is the main verb?
  • Seem is.
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RaenCan the verbs "may seem" and "is" co-exist like this?
No.
RaenWhich is the main verb?
Seem is.
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The drop may seem particularly significant is related to the acquisition of Qwest by Centurylink...


This is incorrect grammar, with no clear meaning..
Correct would be
eg The drop which may seem particularly significant is rela
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I see. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I didn't think it was, but this was written by a native speaker.
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