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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

The baby's innocent eyes need a father for sure, but no one's around to at least take the role.
  

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Anonymous The baby's innocent eyes need a father But what about the rest of the baby? Doesn't the whole baby need a father? I would rephrase this part.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous The baby's innocent eyes need a father But what about the rest of the baby?
  • Doesn't the whole baby need a father?
  • I would rephrase this part.
  • Anonymous to at least take the role Splitting an infinitive (to take) is awkward.
  • How about no one is around to take the role ?
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AnonymousThe baby's innocent eyes need a father
But what about the rest of the baby? Doesn't the whole baby need a father? I would rephrase this part.
Anonymousto at least take the role
Splitting an infinitive (to take) is awkward. How about no one is around to take the role? I don't see what "at least" adds. If
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Thank you very much CJ Emotion: smile... It helped a lot. The sentence is for a particular baby abandoned by a father..
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