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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 12 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
I'm reading this article:
"http://om.viralnova.com/eriksson-twins/"
Caution:I guess this is not the type of article you can enjoy to read.
I'm wondering whether this sentence is correct:
"it's shocking that two women could be in such a state [to commit] this crime" in "Who were these "maniacs"? Did they actually exist, or was this just what the twins told their worried brother out of delusion? Either way, it's shocking that two women could be in such a state to commit this crime."
I think, "it's shocking that two women could be in such a state [committed] this crime" is correct.
Am I wrong?
Could you tell me, please?
"http://om.viralnova.com/eriksson-twins/"
Caution:I guess this is not the type of article you can enjoy to read.
I'm wondering whether this sentence is correct:
"it's shocking that two women could be in such a state [to commit] this crime" in "Who were these "maniacs"? Did they actually exist, or was this just what the twins told their worried brother out of delusion? Either way, it's shocking that two women could be in such a state to commit this crime."
I think, "it's shocking that two women could be in such a state [committed] this crime" is correct.
Am I wrong?
Could you tell me, please?
Top answer
Takehisa Tanaka t's shocking that two women could be in such a state [committed] this crime" is correct. Well, that is not possible, since you have too many verbs for the available clauses. I don't understand why you have bracketed 'to commit' in the original, Takehisa.
- Takehisa Tanaka t's shocking that two women could be in such a state [committed] this crime" is correct.
- Well, that is not possible, since you have too many verbs for the available clauses.
- I don't understand why you have bracketed 'to commit' in the original, Takehisa.
- The original is: Either way, it's shocking that two women could be in such a state to commit this crime .
- And 'to commit' is necessary there.
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Takehisa Tanakat's shocking that two women could be in such a state [committed] this crime" is correct.Well, that is not possible, since you have too many verbs for the available clauses.
I don't understand why you have bracketed 'to commit' in the original, Takehisa. The original is:
Either way, it's shocking that two women could be in
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Thank you, Mister Micawber, for your rephrasing.
I added "[]" to highlight the point I modified.
I recognized my mistak
I added "[]" to highlight the point I modified.
I recognized my mistak
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Takehisa TanakaEither way, it's shocking that two women could be in such a state and commit this crime."That is OK, but it does not unite the two conditions as well as the original.
Takehisa TanakaBy the way, why "could" take past form?
Because it's describing the past event, or it's unclear that people can be that state?
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I can't understand your this sentence well:
"it does not unite the two conditions as well as the original."
If you don't mind, could you rephrase this for me?
"it does not unite the two conditions as well as the original."
If you don't mind, could you rephrase this for me?
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The original sentence clearly makes their mental state the cause of the crime.
Your version (with simply 'and') does not set up a causal relationship between their mental state and the crime; it merely says that both exist.
Your version (with simply 'and') does not set up a causal relationship between their mental state and the crime; it merely says that both exist.
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