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Spooner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Omission of "whether"
"It’s not clear it actually motivates you to take moral action or prevents you from taking immoral action."
Am I right to think that, in the above sentence, "whether" has been omitted after "actually"?
It's from a news article by the way.
DO people often do that or is it just one of those examples of unwillingness to be bounded by grammar ofen found in journalism?
Am I right to think that, in the above sentence, "whether" has been omitted after "actually"?
It's from a news article by the way.
DO people often do that or is it just one of those examples of unwillingness to be bounded by grammar ofen found in journalism?
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I think "whether" should come before the it. It's not clear whether it actually motivates you.....
- I think "whether" should come before the it.
- It's not clear whether it actually motivates you.....
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I think "whether" should come before the it.
It's not clear whether it actually motivates you.....
It's not clear whether it actually motivates you.....
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Yes, you are right, Spooner. It is an editor's mistake: he did not proofread the article carefully.
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