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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Upon inspection, the tabletop was found to be damaged; it was badly hit with something like a dagger pierced the side of box.
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The part after the semicolon is ungrammatical, but it is hard to know how to correct it. The connection between the box and the tabletop is unclear, and it is not very obvious what you are actually trying to say.
- The part after the semicolon is ungrammatical, but it is hard to know how to correct it.
- The connection between the box and the tabletop is unclear, and it is not very obvious what you are actually trying to say.
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The part after the semicolon is ungrammatical, but it is hard to know how to correct it. The connection between the box and the tabletop is unclear, and it is not very obvious what you are actually trying to say.
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Thank you for your help. Can I write as follows.
The tabletop was found to be damaged. It appears that something like a dagger pierced the side of the carton box which tabletop was packed in it.
The tabletop was found to be damaged. It appears that something like a dagger pierced the side of the carton box which tabletop was packed in it.
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Your revision is far too wordy.
Our inspection showed the tabletop was badly damaged by a sharp blade that pierced the side of the box.
Our inspection showed the tabletop was badly damaged by a sharp blade that pierced the side of the box.
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