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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Omitted word

I think there should be "is" between "stock change" and "now" in the following sentence.
If this sentence is fine and acceptable as it is, could you tell me when you can omit "be" in a sentence?
(If it is hard to explain, you might give me some examples.)
Thank you.

While Hong Kong is still recognizably Hong Kong, economically it has been remade by China, the size of its stock change now comfortably surpassed by Shanghai's.
  

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This is my take. The whole clause wasn't well formed to the main clause. Notice that you had a comma after "China".

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  • This is my take.
  • The whole clause wasn't well formed to the main clause.
  • Notice that you had a comma after "China".
  • If we go with your suggestion, it would make that a comma splice, wouldn't it?
  • lucas21c the size of its stock change now comfortably surpassed by Shanghai's.
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This is my take. The whole clause wasn't well formed to the main clause. Notice that you had a comma after "China". If we go with your suggestion, it would make that a comma splice, wouldn't it?
lucas21c the size of its stock change now comfortably surpassed by Shanghai's.
I supposed you can alternatively say: " ....economi
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The original sentence is not written by not me, but Martin Jacques (born October 1945) who is a British former magazine editor and academic. That's why I ask whether the grammar of this sentence is fine. I would like to know whether we can omit 'be' like he does.
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lucas21c I would like to know whether we can omit 'be' like he does.
Yes
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