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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

please correct this sentence.

All Europe can do was just undertake peacekeeping task mainly for the region which the US had already stabilized by carrying out military mission solitarily.

Does the location of 'solitarily' make this sentence ambiguous?? It is an adverb for 'carrying out'.

And is there any other incorrect part in this sentence?

Thanks in advance.






  

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Ahn All Europe can do was just undertake peacekeeping task mainly for the region which the US had already stabilized by carrying out military mission s solitarily. Does the location of ' solitarily ' make this sentence ambiguous?? It is an adverb for 'carrying out'.

— Feebs11

  • Ahn All Europe can do was just undertake peacekeeping task mainly for the region which the US had already stabilized by carrying out military mission s solitarily.
  • Does the location of ' solitarily ' make this sentence ambiguous??
  • It is an adverb for 'carrying out'.
  • "only" or "alone" would be better in this context.
  • But I don't in fact think you need an adverb at all.
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Ahn All Europe can do was just undertake peacekeeping task mainly for the region which the US had already stabilized by carrying out
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I corrected it as you said.

All Europe could do was just undertake peacekeeping task mainly in the region that the US had already stabilized by carrying out military missions.

But why can't I use 'which' instead of 'that' in this sentence?
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"peacekeeping tasks"

You can use either:

"that": used to introduce a clause which reports something or gives further information;
"which": used to add extra information to a previous clause, in writing usually after a comma:

Here, "that " sounds better to me than "which".
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It's very useful information to me.

Thank you Feebs11.
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