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Ztq3 Posted 13 years ago
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Interracial marriage, once illegal then a taboo, and now it is acceptable.
  

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Possibilities: Interracial marriage, once illegal and then a taboo, is now acceptable. Interracial marriage was once illegal and then a taboo, but now it is acceptable. [ In your sentence, 'it' is an unnecessary repetition of the subject 'marriage.

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  • Possibilities: Interracial marriage, once illegal and then a taboo, is now acceptable.
  • Interracial marriage was once illegal and then a taboo, but now it is acceptable.
  • [ In your sentence, 'it' is an unnecessary repetition of the subject 'marriage.
  • ]
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Possibilities:
Interracial marriage, once illegal and then a taboo, is now acceptable.
Interracial marriage was once illegal and then a taboo, but now it is acceptable.
[ In your sentence, 'it' is an unnecessary repetition of the subject 'marriage. ]
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